FRISCO, Texas — Southeastern's Kyra McKelvey and Ashley Richardson, and Stephen F. Austin's Kyanna Creecy have earned this week's Southland Volleyball Weekly Awards, the Conference office announced Monday. 

McKelvey collects her third Player of the Week honor of the season - all in the last five weeks - while Creecy and Richardson earn their first honors in 2026. 

Offensive Player of the Week: Kyra McKelvey, Southeastern – Sr. – OPP – Navarre, Fla. (Navarre High School)
McKelvey totaled 41 kills in SLU's two matches, notching match-best marks of 23 kills against McNeese and 18 against Nicholls. Now leading the conference with 341 total kills, McKelvey averaged a .346 hitting percentage during the week. She also totaled nine blocks and 17 digs in the week, posting seven blocks in the team's four-set win at Nicholls. Her 3.94 points per set rank fourth in the SLC, while her 3.48 kills per set are tied for fourth in the league.
Honorable mention: Mason Tatum, A&M-Corpus Christi

Defensive Player of the Week: Kyanna Creecy, Stephen F. Austin – Sr. – S – McKinney, Texas (McKinney High School)
Creecy earned her first weekly honor of the season after recording 15 total blocks over six sets in a pair of sweeps over Lamar last week. She tied her career-high with nine blocks in SFA's home sweep on Oct. 29 and followed with six blocks Oct. 31, averaging 2.50 per set. She continues to lead the Ladyjacks, who have the highest blocks per set in the conference, and leads the conference with 1.25 blocks per set and 105 total blocks this season. It is her second-straight season recording at least 100 blocks. 

Setter of the Week: Ashley Richardson, Southeastern – Jr. – S – League City, Texas (Clear Springs High School)
Richardson tallied 88 assists and 22 digs in SLU's matches against McNeese and Nicholls. The junior also hit for .380 with 10 kills. Her 88 assists are the most she has recorded in a two-match stretch of her career. She currently averages 7.99 assists per set with 663 total assists, ranking fourth in the Southland in both marks.
Honorable mention: Calissa Allison, UIW

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
Nov. 2	Kyra McKelvey, Southeastern	Kyanna Creecy, SFA	Ashley Richardson, Southeastern