Region Leaders (Week 1)

My cover photo is of Morgan Nix (LeTourneau) who is the national leader in Digs/Set through the first week of play. This will be our weekly regional leaders’ article that highlight some of the best of the best in our region. I will also be including top 5 teams in our region. I will say that the NCAA statistical database has been getting updated very consistently to start the year so kudos to them.

Here are the players in the Top 5 nationally in a statistic (through Sunday):

• Ava Alvarado (Dallas) is 4^th in Assists/Set at 11.07

• Morgan Nix (LeTourneau) is 1^st in Digs/Set at 8.25

• Kara Spice (St Thomas) is 2^nd in Digs/Set at 7.50

• Audrey Cataline (St Thomas) is 5^th in Attacks/Set at 13.50

Here are the teams in the Top 5 nationally in a statistic:

• LeTourneau is 3^rd in Digs/Set at 22.25

• St Thomas is 5^th in Digs/Set at 21.50

• LeTourneau is 5^th in Attacks/Set at 43.50

Here are the Region X Individual Leaders (through Sunday):

Aces per Set

1. Katie Shimaura (Lewis & Clark) 1.29

2. Makaila Brooks (Redlands) 0.80

3. Reina Lawson (LeTourneau) 0.75

Assists per Set

1. Ava Alvarado (Dallas) 11.07

2. Georgia McGovern (CMS) 10.42

3. Malia Capistrano (La Verne) 10.10

Attacks per Set

1. Audrey Cataline (St Thomas) 13.50

2. (Tied) Julin Kenison (Chapman), Graycee Mosley (ETBU) & Paige Sugg (Redlands) 11.00

Blocks per Set

1. Natalie Hughes (UMHB) 1.56

2. Maddie Fate (Trinity) 1.38

3. Olivia Jacobsen (George Fox) 1.36

Digs per Set

1. Morgan Nix (LeTourneau) 8.25

2. Kara Spice (St Thomas) 7.50

3. Halle Hetzler (Pacific Lutheran) 6.94

Hitting Percentage

1. Rylee Spencer (Howard Payne) 0.474

2. Dravyn Hurd (UMHB) 0.462

3. Makaila Brooks (Redlands) 0.455

Kills per Set

1. Olivia Cadien (Willamette) 4.42

2. Paige Sugg (Redlands) 4.20

3. Audrey Cataline (St Thomas) 4.12

Points per Set

1. Olivia Cadien (Willamette) 5.04

2. Izzy Willis (Lewis & Clark) 4.82

3. Paige Sugg (Redlands) 4.60