Offensive Player of the Week
Madison Brown, Arkansas State
(#9, Sr, OH - Cabot, Arkansas)
Madison Brown posted one of the best performances in Arkansas State history, tallying 34 kills (8.5 per set) in the Red Wolves' four-set win over Louisiana on Friday. Brown's 34 kills are the most by a player in NCAA Division I this season and the most by an A-State player in at least 10 years. In the same contest, Brown matched her career high with 15 digs. She also only committed seven errors in 80 attacks for a .338 attack percentage. On the weekend, Brown hit .254 with 67 kills (6.09 per set) with 26 digs (2.36 per set). She added four blocks. Brown leads the Sun Belt in kills per set (4.33).
Offensive Player of the Week Recap
Preseason: Anett Nemeth, junior, opposite, Coastal Carolina
Week 1: Caitlan Buettner, sophomore, outside hitter, Texas State
Week 2: Hali Wisnoskie, senior, outside hitter, Louisiana
Week 3: Lauren Teske, redshirt sophomore, outside hitter, Texas State
Week 4: Cheyenne Hayes, senior, outside hitter, Troy
Week 5: Laura Jansen, junior, outside hitter, Little Rock
Week 6: Brooke Townsend, junior, outside hitter, UTA
Week 7: Jannell Fitgerald, junior, outside hitter, Texas State
Week 8: Madison Brown, senior, outside hitter, Arkansas State
Defensive Player of the Week
Tyeranee Scott, Texas State
(#3, Sr, MB - Houston, Texas)
Senior middle blocker Tyeranee Scott had a big weekend averaging 1.40 blocks per set. The highlight of her weekend came during a 3-1 victory vs. Little Rock where Scott posted a season-high nine blocks and also registered a career-high 17 kills.
Defensive Player of the Week Recap
Preseason: Emma Reilly, senior, libero, Appalachian State
Week 1: Hannah Ramirez, senior, libero, Louisiana
Week 2: Haley Coulter, redshirt senior, outside hitter, ULM
Week 3: Leigh Maher, junior, libero, Little Rock
Week 4: Leigh Maher, junior, libero, Little Rock
Week 5: Kendahl Davenport, redshirt sophomore, right side hitter, Arkansas State
Week 6: Alli Wells, sophomore libero, UTA
Week 7: Alli Wells, sophomore, defensive specialist, UTA
Week 8: Tyeranee Scott, senior, middle blocker, Texas State
Setter of the Week
Emily DeWalt, Texas State
(#17, Jr, S - Helotes, Texas)
Junior setter Emily DeWalt averaged 14.8 assists per set to go along with 3.2 digs per set, three kills, three blocks, and two aces. DeWalt posted a career-high 64 assists in the 3-1 victory vs. Little Rock. Her 36th assist of the match moving her to No. 5 on the Texas State all-time career assist list. The junior now has 3,078 career assists. The 64 assists is the highest total in a four-set match across Division I, and is tied for the second-most in a match this season.
Setter of the Week Recap
Preseason: Emily DeWalt, junior, Texas State
Week 1: Emily DeWalt, junior, Texas State
Week 2: Avery Breaux, senior, Louisiana
Week 3: Emily DeWalt, junior, Texas State
Week 4: Amara Anderson, junior, Troy
Week 5: Madison Brown, junior, Georgia Southern
Week 6: Brigitta Petrenko, sophomore, Coastal Carolina
Week 7: Emily DeWalt, junior, Texas State
Week 8: Emily DeWalt, senior, Texas State
Freshman Player of the Week
Clara Bednarek, Georgia State
(#19, Fr, MB - Coolidge, Ariz.)
Clara Bednarek helped lead Georgia State to two wins over App State on Saturday. In each of the weekend's contests, the Arizona native notched double-digit kills. She led the GSU offense in two of three meetings. Additionally, Bednarek held an impressive .515 hitting percentage during the second outing en route to accumulating 20 kills, her personal best. On defense, Bednarek recorded six blocks over the weekend. Her three-block performance during the series finale led the team.
Freshman of the Week Recap
Week 2: Taylor Gates, right side hitter, Louisiana
Week 3: Taylor Gates, right side hitter, Louisiana
Week 4: Taylor Gates, right side hitter, Louisiana
Week 5: Chamblee Russell, outside hitter, Georgia Southern
Week 6: Briana Brown, outside hitter, UTA
Week 7: Brianna Ford, outside hitter, UTA
Week 8: Clara Bednarek, middle blocker, Georgia State
EAST DIVISION
Coastal Carolina 9-0 9-0 W9
South Alabama 7-4 7-8 W3
Troy 4-4 4-4 L4
Georgia State 3-8 4-9 W2
Georgia Southern 1-4 1-4 L3
App State 1-5 1-5 L2
WEST DIVISION
Texas State 9-0 14-1 W11
UTA 8-1 8-1 W3
Louisiana 7-4 13-4 W1
Arkansas State 6-5 6-5 L1
Little Rock 1-10 1-11 L7
ULM 0-11 1-15 L15
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