OVC VOLLEYBALL REPORT
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 7
Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m.
*SIUE at Lindenwood, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 9
*Western Illinois at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.
*Southern Indiana at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, October 10
*Southern Indiana at Southeast Missouri, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
*Western Illinois at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m.
*Little Rock at SIUE, 6:00 p.m.
*Morehead State at Lindenwood, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 12:00 p.m.
*Little Rock at SIUE, 3:00 p.m.
*Morehead State at Lindenwood, 2:00 p.m.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Bella Cherry, OH, Jr., 6-0, Texarkana, Texas – Little Rock
Cherry posted a dozen-plus kills in all three matches this weekend while hitting .500 in two contests. The junior registered a pair of double-doubles in helping the Trojans to three sweeps. She opened with a 13 kill-10 dig performance at UT Martin and closed with a 14 kill-11 dig performance against Tennessee State.
Others Nominated: Katie Kopshever, Eastern Illinois; Autumn Bax, Lindenwood; M.E. Hargan, Morehead State; Lucy Arndt, Southeast Missouri; Bree Schreimann, SIUE; Leah Coleman, Southern Indiana; Alayna Pierce, Tennessee Tech; Keyana Cruse, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE
Andrea Roman, L, Jr., 5-4, Humacao, Puerto Rico – Little Rock
Roman continues to record five-plus digs per set for the Trojans. The junior ranks 15th in the nation at 5.22 digs/set. She helped hold opponents to just .050 hitting for the week.
Others Nominated: Ariadna Pereles, Eastern Illinois; Dana Grib, Lindenwood; Kara Oxenknecht, Southeast Missouri; Olivia Hogan, SIUE; Audrey Small, Southern Indiana; Bella Powell, Tennessee Tech; Hillary Estes, Western Illinois.
SETTER
Aysa Thomas, S, Fr., 5-9, Brownsburg, Ind. – Southern Indiana
Thomas tallied 70 assists, averaging 11.67 per set over the two contests. She opened with 39 assists, helping USI to the second highest hitting percentage of the season at .342. The freshman collected five kills and 31 assists in the series finale against Eastern Illinois. The freshman tallied 10 digs in each game, raising her consecutive double-doubles streak to nine.
Others Nominated: Catalina Rochaix, Eastern Illinois; Sydney Sennett, Morehead State; Ellie Burns, Southeast Missouri; Paige Bernstein, SIUE; Jordan Karlen, Tennessee Tech; Madelyn Norton, Western Illinois.
FRESHMAN
Aysa Thomas, S, Fr., 5-9, Brownsburg, Ind. – Southern Indiana
Thomas tallied 70 assists, averaging 11.67 per set over the two contests. She opened with 39 assists, helping USI to the second highest hitting percentage of the season at .342. The freshman collected five kills and 31 assists in the series finale against Eastern Illinois. The freshman tallied 10 digs in each game, raising her consecutive double-doubles streak to nine.
Others Nominated: Greta Shadewald, Lindenwood; Ellie Burns, Southeast Missouri; Ally Hughes, SIUE; Jordyn Milhouse, Tennessee Tech; Ava Peters, UT Martin; Ashlee Markert, Western Illinois.