Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Memphis Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

09.21.26

IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly volleyball honors for the fourth week of the 2026 season.

Offensive Player of the Week
Caitlyn Little, Sr., OH, Memphis
Little hit .350 with 5.60 kills per set and 6.30 points per set in a 3-0 Memphis week. Little swung .283 with 24 kills and 16 digs in a four-set win over Ole Miss and hit .593 with 17 kills in a sweep of Little Rock.

Defensive Player of the Week
Sofia Locadia, So., MB, Charlotte
Locadia averaged 1.88 blocks per set over a 1-1 Charlotte week. Locadia had four total blocks (one solo) in a four-set triumph against Queens and added 11 blocks (two solo) over four sets versus Davidson.

Setter of the Week
Maya Van Heyst, Grad, Florida Atlantic
Van Heyst repeated as conference setter of the week after recording 113 assists (12.56 assist per set), guiding FAU to a .421 team hitting percentage in a 3-0 week. Van Heyst had 33 assists and 13 digs in a sweep of Alabama State before logging 41 assists in three sets against Stetson.

Freshman of the Week
Clara Briley, OH, Charlotte
Briley averaged 3.50 kills per set and 4.00 points per set in a 1-1 Charlotte week. Briley finished with 17 kills and a career-high 11 digs in a win over Queens.

Honorable Mention
Olivia Hart, Jr., OH, Florida Atlantic
Hart swung .394 with 3.89 kills, 4.11 points and 2.67 digs per set for 3-0 FAU, hitting .407 with 14 kills in a sweep of Stetson and .455 with 12 kills in a second weekend win against Alabama State.

Isabelle Northam, Sr., L, Florida Atlantic
Northram averaged 4.44 digs per set in a 3-0 FAU weekend that included sweeps of Alabama State (13 digs), Stetson (13 digs) and Alabama State (14 digs) a second time.

Sydney Marshall, Jr., S, Memphis
Marshall finished with 109 total assists (10.90 assists per set) for 3-0 Memphis, highlighted by 41 assists in four sets against Ole Miss and 38 assists in a sweep of Southern Mississippi.

Lillian Croshaw, Jr., OH, UNT
Croshaw hit .385 with 3.42 points per set for 2-1 UNT, swinging .533 with nine kills in a sweep of Tarleton State and .366 with 20 kills in a five-set win over East Texas A&M.

Gabi Maas, 5th, DS/L, Wichita State
Maas averaged 4.70 digs per set in three matches for Wichita State, logging 18 digs in back-to-back matchups with Northern Iowa.