NEW ORLEANS – Georgia Southern’s Alex Myers and South Alabama’s Briana Wilson and Anna Loberg each turned in impressive performances to lead in various statistics across the league. They have been named Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Players of the Week.
Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Alex Myers, Georgia Southern
(Fr., MH, Overland Park, Kan.)
Georgia Southern’s Alex Myers hit .364 with 27 kills in the Eagles' pair of wins over App State on the week. The freshman middle hitter she hit .308 with 10 kills in the series opener on Friday. Myers hit .444 with another 10 kills and seven blocks in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mountaineers. Myers is currently hitting .418 in Sun Belt action this season and has double digit kills her last three matches.
Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Briana Wilson, South Alabama
(Sr., L, Alabaster, Ala.)
South Alabama’s Briana Wilson recorded 42 digs and averaged 7.00 digs per set in a pair of wins over Southern Miss. Wilson recorded four or more digs in all six sets of the series, including three of nine or more, and the senior libero currently has 48 sets of four or more digs in a set, including 24 of six or more this fall. Wilson opened the series with 24 digs, the fourth-most in a three-set match in program history. It also marked her sixth 20-dig match of the season and the 15th of her career. With her defensive effort, she helped the Jaguar defense hold Southern Miss below .100 hitting percentages in each of the final two sets and a .129 percentage for the match. On Saturday, Wilson led all players with 18 digs. Wilson ranks third in the SBC in digs with 4.54 per set, and in conference play she’s averaged 4.71 per set, which is second-most in the league. Entering next weekend’s series at Louisiana, Wilson is 18 digs shy of reaching 1,000 for her career and is less than 100 career digs from moving into the Top 10 at South Alabama in the category.
Volleyball Setter of the Week
Anna Loberg, South Alabama
(RS Sr., S, Geneva, Ill.)
South Alabama’s Anna Loberg averaged 13.50 assists per set as the Jaguars picked up a pair of 3-0 victories in their series sweep of Southern Miss. Loberg also had a pair of aces and averaged 3.00 digs per set, while also chipping in with six kills and five block assists.
On Friday in the series opener with Southern Miss, Loberg posted her 13th career double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs, and additionally recorded a pair of aces, two kills and three block assists. She also eclipsed the 1,600 assists mark for her career in the match. Loberg spread the ball around in the sweep as four players had eight or more kills. The Geneva, Ill., native posted 16 assists – the most in a set this season for the Jags – in the opening set as South Alabama hit .359. In Saturday’s series finale, Loberg was credited with 45 assists – which tied for third-most in a three-set match in program history – and behind her distribution, South Alabama posted a season-best .297 hitting percentage as a team. Loberg nearly recorded another double-double as she finished with eight digs and had four kills and an ace. Her 8.94 assists per set against league foes is second-most among setters and South’s .280 hitting percentage leads the Sun Belt, while the Jaguars are also second in kills (14.29) per set.
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jalyn Stout, Coastal Carolina
Week 2 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 3 – Jalyn Stout, Coastal Carolina
Week 4 – Daedrianna Cail, Arkansas State
Week 5 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 6 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 7 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 8 – Alex Myers, Georgia Southern
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Maddie Cugino, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Alexa Strandberg, South Alabama
Week 3 – Anna Rita, Coastal Carolina
Week 4 – Haley Glunz, Arkansas State
Week 5 – Anna Rita, Coastal Carolina
Week 6 – Ayen Nhial, James Madison
Week 7 – Lydia Seymour, Georgia Southern
Week 8 – Briana Wilson, South Alabama
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Setters of the Week
Week 1 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Anna Blaine, Texas State
Week 3 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 4 – Bella Thompson, Marshall
Week 5 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 6 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 7 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 8 – Anna Loberg, South Alabama