IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s volleyball honors, for the week ending Sunday, October 17.
Offensive Player of the Week
Rachel Woulfe * Sr. * OH * SMU
Woulfe turned in a complete weekend for SMU in a 2-0 showing against conference competition. She ranked fourth in The American with a .432 hitting percentage and seventh in the conference with 4.50 points per set in a pair of wins for the Mustangs. In a four-set victory at Houston on Oct. 15, Woulfe hit .464 with 15 kills, six digs and two blocked shots. In a five-set thriller at Tulane on Oct. 17, Woulfe tallied 22 kills on .413 hitting with four block assists and three digs in the SMU win.
Defensive Player of the Week
Nerissa Moravec * R-Sr. * MB * UCF
Moravec was a standout at the net for UCF in a 2-0 road swing, averaging a conference-best 2.00 blocks per set in a pair of sweeps. Moravec chipped in a .500 hitting percentage and 11 kills over the weekend. Moravec hit .556 with six kills, four block assists and two digs in straight sets at South Florida on Oct. 13. Moravec added five kills on .444 hitting with six block assists in a sweep at Temple on Oct. 17.
Weekly Honor Roll
McKenna Melville * Sr. * OH * UCF
Led The American with 6.92 points per set and placed 11th with a .357 hitting percentage in a 2-0 UCF week; logged 16 kills on .367 hitting with seven digs at South Florida (Oct. 13) and added 18 kills, two aces and eight digs at Temple (Oct. 17)
Maria Mallon * Sr. * OH * Cincinnati
Ranked third in The American with 5.22 points per set and added 4.11 digs per frame to place ninth in the conference for 1-1 Cincinnati; recorded 20 kills with 19 digs at Tulsa (Oct. 15) and added 22 kills, two aces and 18 digs at Wichita State (Oct. 17)
Abbie Jackson * Jr. * OH * Houston
Finished the week fourth in The American with 4.93 points per game and hit .291 with 3.14 digs per set for 1-1 Houston; hit .302 with 19 kills and 20 digs at SMU (Oct. 15) and chipped in 11 kills, two aces and three blocks in a sweep at Memphis (Oct. 17)
Mackenzie Martin * So. * OH/L * Tulane
Paced The American with 6.78 digs per set as Tulane split a pair of home matches; registered 22 digs and three assists in a four-set win over Memphis (Oct. 15) and contributed 39 digs in a five-set setback to SMU (Oct. 17)
Kayce Litzau * So. * S * Wichita State
Posted 9.70 assists per set and 3.00 digs per set for Wichita State in a 2-0 week; finished with 54 assists, 11 digs and six kills in five sets against East Carolina (Oct. 15) and went for 43 assists, 19 digs and seven kills to defeat Cincinnati (Oct. 17)