TAMUCC's Stolfus, Nicholls' Becnel are winners of Southland Volleyball weekly awards
FRISCO, Texas – Two standouts who led their teams to three wins in five days have won the Southland Conference Volleyball Player of the Week awards, which were announced Monday by the conference office.
Offensive Player of the Week: Leah Stolfus, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – So. – Denton, Texas (Denton HS)
tolfus has proven to be the most efficient hitter in the Southland with a .342 hitting percentage after hitting for her season-high .625 in the sweep against UIW. She also turned in her career-high of 23 kills in the 3-2 win over McNeese and matched that total in the next match against HCU. She totaled 57 kills for a .414 mark on the week, while also earning 59.0 points. Her conference average of 3.72 points per set ranks third in the league.
Defensive Player of the Week: Kadie Becnel, Nicholls – So. – Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White Catholic HS)
Becnel posted a total of 53 digs and had a .927 service reception percentage in the Colonels' three victories this week to keep their Southland Tournament hopes intact. In the first win at Lamar, she registered a career-high 23 digs and had just one reception error in 14 attempts to post a .929. In the win at Texas A&M-Commerce, she tallied 13 digs and had zero errors in 10 service receptions. In the second victory against Lamar, Becnel recorded 17 digs.
Honorable Mention: Reghan Thompson, Northwestern State.
2022 Southland Volleyball Players of the Week
| Date |
Offensive |
Defensive |
| Aug. 29 |
Cicily Hidalgo, Southeastern |
Reaghan Thompson, Northwestern State |
| Sept. 5 |
Kailin Newsome, Southeastern |
Bailey Tillman, McNeese |
| Sept. 12 |
Sophia Ewalefo, New Orleans |
Ansley Tullis, Southeastern |
| Sept. 19 |
Kailin Newsome, Southeastern (2) |
Ashlyn Svoboda, Northwestern State |
| Sept. 26 |
Breanna Burrell, Northwestern State |
Symone Wesley, Northwestern State |
| Oct. 3 |
Kyndal Payne, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Carissa Barnes, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Oct. 10 |
Sophia Ewalefo, New Orleans (2) |
Sheilah Purcell, New Orleans |
| Oct. 17 |
Kyndal Payne, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2) |
Lyric Hebert, Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Oct. 24 |
Kailin Newsome, Southeastern (3) |
Bailey Tillman, McNeese (2) |
| Oct. 31 |
Anna Gadway, HCU |
Bailey Tillman, McNeese (3) |
| Nov. 7 |
Leah Stolfus, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Kadie Becnel, Nicholls |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.
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