OVC VOLLEYBALL REPORT
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 21
*Tennessee State at Morehead State, 5:00 p.m.
*Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 22
Missouri at
Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 23
*UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 24
*UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 4:00 p.m.
*SIUE at Southern Indiana, 6:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Western Illinois, 6:00 p.m.
*Morehead State at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Little Rock, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 25
*SIUE at Southern Indiana, 2:00 p.m.
*Morehead State at Southeast Missouri, 2:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Western Illinois, 4:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Little Rock, 2:00 p.m.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Destiny Walker, So., OH/OPP, 5-10, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Eastern Illinois
Walker registered 64 points, averaging 5.30 points/set, as the Panthers finished the week 3-0. She tallied 60 kills (5.0 kills/set), six blocks, four assists and a service ace. The sophomore registered a season high 23 kills on Tuesday at Western Illinois.
Others Nominated: Autumn Bax, Lindenwood; Lucy Arndt, Southeast Missouri; Teagan Sullivan, SIUE; Bianca Anderson, Southern Indiana; Melae Lacy, Tennessee State; Alayna Pierce, Tennessee Tech; Kylie Surratt, UT Martin; Keyana Cruse, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE
Emma Schroeder, MB, Sr., 6-2, Rockton, Ill. – Eastern Illinois
Led the team defensively and recorded nine blocks in one match. The senior recorded 18 blocks and 3 digs in 12 sets played. She highlighted the week with an eight block performance against Southeast Missouri on Friday.
Others Nominated: Dana Grib, Lindenwood; Nina Schuberth, Southeast Missouri; Olivia Hogan, SIUE; Audrey Small, Southern Indiana; Maygan Miller-Garcia, Tennessee State; Jordan Karlen, Tennessee Tech; Carly Mueller, UT Martin; Karlie Lane, Western Illinois.
SETTER
Catalina Rochaix, S, Sr., 5-9, Cordoba, Argentina – Eastern Illinois
Rochaix led her squad to a .267 hitting percentage, leading to a 3-0 record for the week. The senior totaled 153 assists, 41 digs, 11 blocks, and five kills in 12 sets played. She registered a season high 56 assists at Western Illinois, while producing season bests in digs (15) and blocks (5) in the series finale versus Southeast Missouri. Rochaix surpassed the 3,000 career assists milestone against Western Illinois.
Others Nominated: Catgalina Rochaix, Eastern Illinois; Amelia Thro, Lindenwood; Sydney Sennett, Morehead State; Paige Bernstein, SIUE; Aysa Thomas, Southern Indiana; Sagaia Reilly, Tennessee State; Jordan Karlen, Tennessee Tech; Ava Peters, UT Martin; Alysia Perez, Western Illinois.
FRESHMAN
Kylee Richey, OH/MB, Fr., 6-2, Versailles, Mo. – Lindenwood
Richey recorded 24 kills against Tennessee State for an average of 4.00 kills/set. She posted double-digit kills in both matches with 11 on Friday before pacing the team with 13 kills on Saturday. The freshman tied for the team lead in attack attempts with 53, committing seven errors, producing a .321 hitting percentage.
Katy St. John, OH, Jackson, Mo., Fr. – Southeast Missouri
St. John posted a career best 16 kills in the final game at Eastern Illinois. She hit .500 percentage with one error on 30 total attacks. The freshman hit .397 on the week, while adding 10 blocks, four digs and finished with 33.5 points.
Others Nominated: Kylee Richey, Lindenwood; Katy St. John, Southeast Missouri; Ally Hughes, SIUE; Aysa Thomas, Southern Indiana; Aliyah Harris, Tennessee State; Jordyn Milhouse, Tennessee Tech; Ava Peters, UT Martin; Ashlee Markert, Western Illinois.