FRISCO, Texas — UIW's Calissa Allison, Southeastern's Gracie Brown and UTRGV's Lana Rnjak have earned this week's Southland Volleyball Weekly Awards, the Conference office announced Monday.
Rnjak collects her fifth weekly honor of the season while Allison gets her second total recognition after earning the Setter of the Week award previously. Gracie Brown gets the nod for the first time in 2026.
Offensive Player of the Week: Calissa Allison, UIW – Jr. – S – Pflugerville, Texas (Concordia High School)
Allison recorded a triple-double in both matches during UIW’s undefeated week, bringing her season total to four, the most in the Southland Conference and the second-most in Division I. The performances moved Allison into a tie for ninth on the NCAA career triple-double list. She totaled 38 kills while hitting .348, adding 53 assists and 23 digs across the two matches. Allison averaged 4.22 kills, 5.89 assists and 2.67 digs per set.
Honorable mention: Maja Malinowska, Lamar
Defensive Player of the Week: Gracie Brown, Southeastern – So. – MB – Bryant, Ark. (Bryant High School)
Brown posted 15 blocks in two matches for the second straight week, including a career-high-tying 10 blocks against UTRGV. The sophomore has totaled 30 blocks in her last four matches. The sophomore also had 25.5 points this week.
Honorable mention: Jordan Henderson, SFA | Ashton Rogers, UIW
Setter of the Week: Lana Rnjak, UTRGV – Fr. – S – Pancevo, Serbia
Rnjak recorded 109 assists in two matches, including a career-high 54 in a five-set loss to Southeastern then topped it with 55 in a four-set win over LSU New Orleans. Both totals were the most by an SLC player this season. She added three kills at .500 and nine digs against Southeastern, and three kills, seven digs and a block against LSU New Orleans.
Honorable mention: Ashley Richardson, Southeastern
2026 Southland Volleyball Players of the Week
| Date |
Offensive |
Defensive |
Setter |
| Aug. 31 |
Ariana Brown, East Texas A&M |
Jade Washington, East Texas A&M |
Isabella Padilla Nicholls |
| Sept. 7 |
Ariana Brown, East Texas A&M |
Jade Washington, East Texas A&M |
Lana Rjnak, UTRGV |
| Sept. 14 |
Olivia Nzioki, Northwestern State |
Emmarie McFarland, Northwestern State |
Ava Hight, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Sept. 21 |
Katherine Holtman, SFA |
Sophia Tocmo, McNeese |
Jade Longlad, Northwestern State |
| Sept. 28 |
Maja Malinowska, Lamar |
Ashton Rogers, UIW |
Lana Rnjak, UTRGV |
| Oct. 5 |
Kyra McKelvey, Southeastern |
Jordan Henderson, SFA |
Lana Rnjak, UTRGV |
| Oct. 12 |
Gracie Brown, Southeastern |
Ashton Rogers, UIW |
Calissa Allison, UIW |
| Oct. 19 |
Kyra McKelvey, Southeastern |
Julianna Bryant, UTRGV |
Lana Rnjak, UTRGV |
| Oct. 26 |
Calissa Allison, UIW |
Gracie Brown, Southeastern |
Lana Rnjak, UTRGV |