IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s volleyball honors, for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 7.
Offensive Player of the Week
Tyler Lindgren * Jr. * S * Temple
Lindgren enjoyed a solid all-around week for Temple from the setter position in a pair of straight set sweeps against Coppin State and St. John’s, averaging 11.67 assists per set (third in the conference) during a .267 hitting week (second in the conference) for the Owls to go along with 2.83 digs per set. Lindgren logged a double-double with 33 assists and 13 digs in the win against Coppin State on Feb. 5 and recorded 37 assists and four digs to go along with 3.5 points in three sets against St. John’s on Feb. 6.
Defensive Player of the Week
Nerissa Moravec * R-Sr. * MB * UCF
Moravec was dominant at the net for 2-0 UCF in a nonconference series against Tulane, logging a conference-high 1.88 blocks per set and 15 overall blocks for the weekend. She chipped in a .478 hitting percentage and 2.56 points per set for the Knights in the wins. Moravec was a part of 10 total blocks (two solo) and hit .538 against Tulane on Feb. 6 after registering five block assists in the series opener against the Green Wave on Feb. 5.
Weekly Honor Roll
Jadyn Bauss * So. * OH * SMU
Ranked third in the conference with 5.06 points per set and fourth with 4.75 digs per set in a pair of double-doubles for 2-0 SMU against UTSA; hit .407 with 13 kills and 13 digs on Feb. 4 before logging 25 kills and 25 digs in five sets on Feb. 5
Sophia Rohling * So. * RS * Wichita State
Averaged 4.00 points per set and hit .426 for the week to rank sixth in The American for 2-0 Wichita State in a sweep of North Texas; hit .609 with no attack errors and 14 kills in straight sets on Feb. 4 before logging 12 kills, five digs and three block assists on Feb. 5
McKenna Melville * Jr. * OH * UCF
Led all American players with 6.50 points per set and ranked 11th with a .324 hitting percentage in a UCF two-match sweep of Tulane; hit .333 with 21 kills and eight digs on Feb. 5 and turned in 26 kills and nine digs at a .318 clip on Feb. 6
Sydney Kleinman * Sr. * OH * East Carolina
Ranked fifth in The American with 4.75 points per set and ninth with 3.50 digs per set in East Carolina’s season debut win over North Carolina A&T on Feb. 5; notched a double-double with 15 kills and 14 digs on .281 hitting
Kailea Carrier * R-So. * RS * Cincinnati
Logged the fifth-best hitting percentage at .429 and was eighth with 3.75 points per set for Cincinnati in a four-set win against Xavier on Feb. 5; closed the match with 13 kills and three total blocks (one solo)