Sam Houston State Sweeps Southland Volleyball Player of the Week Awards for Second Consecutive Week

VB: 11/20/09 Texas Stateat Southeastern Louisiana 11 a.m.

VB: 11/20/09 Lamarat UT Arlington 1:30 p.m.

WBB: 11/20/09 TCUat Sam Houston State 1 p.m.

VB: 11/20/09 Sam Houston Stateat Nicholls 4 p.m.

WBB: 11/20/09 Nicholls vs. Louisiana Tech 6:30 p.m.

VB: 11/20/09 Stephen F. Austinat UTSA 6:30 p.m.

WBB: 11/20/09 UTSAat Charleston Southern 6:30 p.m.

WBB: 11/20/09 Northwestern State vs. ULM 7 p.m.

MBB: 11/20/09 New Mexicoat Nicholls 9:15 p.m.

WBB: 11/21/09 McNeese State vs. Samford 11 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Sam Houston State Sweeps Southland Volleyball Player of the Week Awards for Second Consecutive Week

Courtesy: Southland.org

Release: 11/02/2009

Nov. 2 - Southland Volleyball Players of the Week

Courtesy: Southland.org
http://www.southland.org

FRISCO, Texas - Sam Houston State senior Anna Ferguson and freshman Kaylee Hawkins were named the offensive and defensive players of the week respectively by vote of the league's sports information directors. The sweep gives the Bearkats their third of the season and is the first Southland team since Stephen F. Austin in 2005 to sweep the player of the week awards with the same duo in consecutive weeks. The Bearkats, winners of their last 11 matches, swept the weekly awards previously on October 5 and again on the 26th giving Sam Houston four straight awards and seven of the last 10, the most awards by a Sam Houston State squad since the 1990 season. Ferguson and Hawkins each receives their third award of the season and are the first Bearkats to win three player of the week awards since former Bearkat standout Sarah Womble in 1992.

Offensive Player of the Week - Anna Ferguson, Sam Houston State
Ferguson, a native of Dallas, Texas, led Sam Houston as the Bearkats extended their winning streak to 11 matches with victories over UTSA and A&M-Corpus Christi. The 11 consecutive wins is the Kat's longest stretch since the 1994 Southland championship season. Ferguson picked up her 1,000th career kill in the A&M-Corpus Christi match Saturday to move into the top-10 all-time at SHSU in career kills. Ferguson currently ranks third in the league in overall kills (386) and in kills per set (3.45). Both wins over the Roadrunners and Islanders went five sets, giving Kats 10-2 record in five-set matches this year.

Honorable Mention: Robyn Smith, UCA; Kaci Brewer, LU; Arielle Daron, SFA; Amber Calhoun, TXST.

Defensive Player of the Week - Kaylee Hawkins, Sam Houston State
Hawkins, a native of Dickinson, Texas, led the Sam Houston defense with 62 digs in two matches. Hawkins currently ranks third in the league in overall digs (429) and in digs per set (4.12). She is one of only four league players with over 400 digs this season.

Honorable Mention: Cristin Curl, UCA; Wendy Krell, LU; Alex Greer, SLU; Madison Hanlan, SFA; Amber Calhoun, TXST.