IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly volleyball honors for the seventh week of the 2026 season.
Offensive Player of the Week
Ellie Pate, Sr., OH, East Carolina
Pate hit a combined .311 for East Carolina in a 1-1 week, averaging 5.06 points per set and 4.63 kills per set. Pate swung at a .371 clip with 16 kills in a sweep against Charlotte and turned in a 21-kill, 11-dig double-double versus Florida Atlantic.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Hummel, Grad, L/DS, Rice
Hummel led the conference with 6.0 digs per set over a pair of Rice wins, finishing with 41 digs for the week. Hummel had 18 digs in a sweep of Wichita State and 24 digs over a four-set win against Memphis.
Setter of the Week
Savannah Skopal, Jr., Rice
Skopal paced the conference last week with 89 total assists and averaged 12.71 assists per set for 2-0 Rice. Skopal logged 40 assists in a sweep of Wichita State and posted 49 assists in a victory against Memphis.
Freshman of the Week
Paula Tomasa, Fr., OH, South Florida
Tomasa averaged 3.50 points per set and 2.80 kills per set for South Florida, logging 16 kills against UNT and a 12-kill, 14-dig double-double versus UTSA.
Honorable Mention
Sydnee Peterson, So., OH, Rice
Peterson averaged 4.57 points and 4.43 kills per set for 2-0 Rice, logging a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs against Wichita State and 19 kills on .436 hitting versus Memphis.
Amelia Wass de Czege, Jr., MB, South Florida
Wass de Czege averaged 2.10 blocks per set for South Florida, highlighted by 12 total blocks (one solo) against UNT.
Christiana Greene, Jr., OH, Temple
Greene averaged 4.95 points and 4.70 kills per set on .284 hitting, finishing 28 kills while swinging .364 in a five-set win over UNT.
Avery Burks, Sr., OH, Tulane
Burks averaged 4.64 points per set while swinging .480 in two Tulane victories, highlighted by 16 kills on a .652 hitting in a sweep of Charlotte.
Lauren Patterson, Sr., L, Tulsa
Patterson led the conference with 46 total digs and averaged 5.75 digs per set over two Tulsa wins, including 20 digs in a sweep of UTSA and 26 digs in five sets against Wichita State.