OVC VOLLEYBALL REPORT
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 23
Austin Peay at
Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24
*UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 25
*Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 5:00 p.m.
Friday, September 26
*Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 2:00 p.m.
*Southern Indiana at Morehead State, 5:00 p.m.
*SIUE at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.
*Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 27
*Southern Indiana at Morehead State, 1:00 p.m.
*SIUE at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at Little Rock, 2:00 p.m.
*Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
M.E. Hargan, OH, Sr., 6-1, Elizabethtown, Ky. - Morehead State
Hargan led the Morehead State attack against 11-1 Xavier in a home-and-home series this week. The senior posted her 24th career double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs on Thursday. She tied her season high with 22 kills hitting .300, just missing a double-double with nine digs. Hargan leads the OVC in kills (4.62 kills/set) and points (5.37 points/set). This marks the third consecutive honor for the outside hitter.
Others Nominated: Destiny Walker, Eastern Illinois; Autumn Bax, Lindenwood; Crismeyli Rodriguez, Little Rock; Lucy Arndt, Southeast Missouri; Grace Nichols, SIUE; Ashby Willis, Southern Indiana; Bella Powell, Tennessee Tech; Kylie Surratt, UT Martin; Kennedy Adair, Western Illinois.
CO-DEFENSIVE
Andrea Roman, L, Jr., 5-4, Humacao, Puerto Rico – Little Rock
Roman totaled 50 digs, 5.0 digs/set on the week. She had 20 digs versus Oral Roberts and 18 against New Mexico State, while adding eight assists. The junior ranks 22nd in the nation with 4.87 digs/set.
Nina Schuberth, L, Jr., Yorkville, Ill. – Southeast Missouri
Schuberth notched 57 digs over three matches. The junior recorded back-to-back 20-plus dig matches, including a weekend-high 27 at Saint Louis. She also produced seven aces on the week.
Others Nominated: Anaya Rawlinson, Eastern Illinois; Dana Grib, Lindenwood; Audrey Small, Southern Indiana; MK Roberts, Tennessee Tech; Hillary Estes, Western Illinois.
SETTER
Aysa Thomas, S, Fr., 5-9, Brownsburg, Ind. – Southern Indiana
Thomas averaged over 10 assists/set, totaling 87 in a home-and-home series versus Evansville. The freshman set a new career-high with 53 assists, leading the offense to a season-high .349 hitting percentage at Evansville. She picked up 10 digs to mark her fourth double-double of her career. The setter dished out 34 assists and tied her career high with 15 digs for her fifth double-double at home against the Purple Aces.
Others Nominated: Catalina Rochaix, Eastern Illinois; Meghan Doughue, Lindenwood; Dariana Valencia, Little Rock; Sydney Sennett, Morehead State; Jordan Karlen, Tennessee Tech; Ava Peters, UT Martin; Jaleah Bauss, Western Illinois.
FRESHMAN
Ava Peters, S, Fr., 6-0, River Falls, Wis. – UT Martin
Peters had a strong week at the Mercer Invitational. She registered five kills, 32 assists and seven digs against North Dakota before tallying five kills, 26 assists and seven digs against West Georgia. The freshman posted 32 assists and six digs to go along with career-highs of two service aces and four blocks.
Others Nominated: Jorah Rutter, Eastern Illinois; Meghan Doughue, Lindenwood; Aysa Thomas, Southern Indiana; Jordyn Milhouse, Tennessee Tech; Jaleah Bauss, Western Illinois.