PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly volleyball honors for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 27.
Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Thompson * R-Sr. * RS/OH * Cincinnati
Thompson powered the Cincinnati offense during a 2-0 week, pacing The American in both total kills (45) and kills per set (7.50) while contributing a .475 hitting percentage on 80 total attacks. She registered 17 kills and an ace in a sweep of Memphis on Friday, hitting at a .483 clip to go along with nine digs and three blocks. Thompson closed the weekend with a match-high 28 kills in three sets versus SMU, chipping in two aces, eight digs and two blocked shots in a crucial sweep of the Mustangs. Thompson remains the NCAA Division I leader in total kills (487), kills per set (6.24), total points (540) and points per set (6.92) as of Oct. 27, and leads all attackers in The American with a .348 hitting percentage.
Defensive Player of the Week
Makenzie Kuchmaner * R-Sr. * L/DS * UCF
Kuchmaner was a defensive leader for UCF in a pair of wins for the Knights last weekend, averaging 5.57 digs per set (39 total digs) in victories over West Division foes Houston and Tulane. Against the division-leading Cougars on Friday night, Kuchmaner notched 17 digs and added six assists for UCF in a sweep of Houston at The Venue in Orlando. She followed the performance up with 22 digs and four helpers in a four-set triumph against Tulane on Sunday in a match seen on ADN. Kuchmaner is the UCF leader with 303 digs and 3.74 digs per set in 22 matches thus far in 2019.
Weekly Honor Roll
Taylor Horsfall * Sr. * DS/L * Tulsa
Led Tulsa with 5.14 digs per set (36 total digs) in a 1-1 week for the Golden Hurricane; posted 14 digs, two service aces and three assists in a sweep at Temple on Friday before adding 22 digs (16th 20-dig match of 2019) and six assists on Sunday at UConn
Katie Karbo * Sr. * DS/L * Houston
Paced Houston with 34 digs and 4.25 digs per set as the Cougars split two matches on the road; recorded 14 digs and two assists on Friday night at UCF before finishing with 20 digs (14th 20-dig match of 2019), four assists and two aces in a five-set win at USF
Lauryn Green * Fr. * MH * Tulane
Starred on both offense and defense for Tulane in a 1-1 week, logging 17 kills and a .452 hitting percentage to go along with 14 total blocks (2.00 blocks per set); drilled six kills and added eight total blocks in a sweep at USF on Friday before chipping in 11 kills, a .500 hitting percentage and six blocks against UCF Sunday on ADN
Averi Salvador * Jr. * DS/L * Temple
Led The American with 6.50 digs per set (39 total digs) in a 1-1 Temple weekend; registered a match-high 23 digs in a Friday showdown with Tulsa and recorded 16 digs and four assists in a Sunday sweep of Wichita State in Philadelphia
Courtney Morris * R-So. * S * UConn
Averaged 10.88 assists per set (87 total assists) and chipped in 30 digs and five blocks for UConn in a 1-1 weekend; posted 49 assists, 16 digs and three blocks against Wichita State to go along with 38 assists, 14 digs and a pair of blocks on Sunday in a four-set triumph over Tulsa