Volleyball Players of the Week (as selected by the head coaches)
WEEK 11 SUN BELT CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carlisa May (Arkansas State, OH, Sophomore)
Sophomore outside hitter Carlisa May led the A-State offense with 29 kills (4.14 per set) on a solid .264 hitting percentage. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native totaled 20 kills against UTA Friday night in a 3-1 win before added nine more in a sweep of Texas State on Saturday. She also added four digs and four blocks on the defensive side of the court.
WEEK 11 SUN BELT CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carolee Dillard (Little Rock, MB, RS-Senior)
Redshirt senior Carolee Dillard had one of the biggest weekends of her four-year career at Little Rock. Dillard tallied 18 total blocks at a rate of 2.00 per set while breaking the all-time Little Rock record (564) and the Sun Belt rally-scoring record (566) for career blocks. Dillard put up eight total blocks (one solo and seven assisted) in the Trojans’ four-set win over Texas State on Friday. She finished the weekend with her first career double-double on Sunday against UT Arlington by tallying 10 blocks with a season-high 16 kills while hitting a match-high .368. Dillard’s career block total now stands at 581 — 21 away from the all-time Sun Belt record.
WEEK 11 SUN BELT CONFERENCE SETTER OF THE WEEK
Mallory Warrington (Arkansas State, Senior, S)
Senior setter Mallory Warrington dished out 85 assists for a 12.14 per set average and also had three service aces with no errors as the Red Wolves defeated UT Arlington and Texas State over the weekend. The Lake St. Louis, Mo., native handed out 50 assists in the win over the Mavericks before adding 35 in the sweep of the Bobcats. All three of her service aces came against Texas State on Saturday night. She had a double-double in both matches with 14 digs and 20 digs, respectively, to give her a team-high 13 on the year.
WEEK 11 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Micah Dinwiddie (Texas State, Freshman, L/DS)
Micah Dinwiddie tallied 37 digs over the past weekend at 5.29 digs per set. She got her weekend started with a 24-dig performance at 6.00 digs per set against Little Rock. She then registered 13 digs against Arkansas State at 4.33 digs per set. She also added four assists and one ace as the Bobcats clinched the No. 3 seed in the SBC Championship.
PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
08.29 - Offensive: Emma Longley, Appalachian State | Defensive: Markie Schaedig, Arkansas State
08.29 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Emma Longley, Appalachian State
09.05 - Offensive: Annayka Legros, Coastal Carolina | Defensive: Lauren Kirch, Texas State
09.05 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Kenzie Fields, Arkansas State
09.12 - Offensive: Katie Bange, Georgia Southern | Defensive: Carolee Dillard, Little Rock
09.12 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Emma Longley, Appalachian State
09.19 - Offensive: Iva Durdanovic, South Alabama | Defensive: Abby Baker, South Alabama
09.19 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Iva Durdanovic, South Alabama
09.26 - Offensive: Leah Hardeman, Coastal Carolina | Defensive: Markie Schaedig, Arkansas State
09.26 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Madison McConnell, UT Arlington
10.03 - Offensive: Carlisa May, Arkansas State | Defensive: Alex Beecher, Georgia Southern
10.03 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Taylor Murata, UT Arlington
10.10 - Offensive: Kelsey Weynand, Texas State | Defensive: Edina Selimovic, Little Rock
10.10 - Setter: Erin Hoppe, Texas State | Freshman: Megan Porter, Texas State
10.17 - Offensive: Leah Hardeman, Coastal Carolina | Defensive: Micah Dinwiddie, Texas State
10.17 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Micah Dinwiddie, Texas State
10.24 - Offensive: Nia Antoine, UL Lafayette | Defensive: Edina Selimovic, Little Rock
10.24 - Setter: Erin Hoppe, Texas State | Freshman: Micah Dinwiddie, Texas State
10.31 - Offensive: Leah Hardeman, Coastal Carolina | Defensive: Micah Dinwiddie, Texas State
10.31 - Setter: Mallory Warrington, Arkansas State | Freshman: Micah Dinwiddie, Texas State