Courtesy: Sun Belt Sports
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cheyenne Huskey, Texas State (Jr., OH/S, Columbus, Texas)
Texas State junior outside hitter/setter Cheyenne Huskey helped lead the Bobcats to a perfect 4-0 week and the Sparky Classic title. Huskey registered 56 kills (4.67/set) and just 11 errors on 91 swings for a blistering .495 hitting clip. She added 32 digs (2.67/set), seven aces, seven blocks and three assists. Huskey began her week by breaking the school record for most kills in a three-set match with 21 in a road win at UTSA. She then posted 15 digs, 13 kills and five aces against Northern Arizona before tallying 14 kills and just one error on 18 swings (.722) in a sweep over Arizona State. Huskey was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Madelyn St. Germain, UTA (Jr., LB, League City, Texas)
UTA junior libero Madelyn St. Germain had a big weekend for the Mavericks, averaging 5.50 digs per set and recording at least 15 digs in each match of the Maverick Invitational. Against Grand Canyon, St. Germain picked up 21 digs with three assists over the four-set match. She upped that to six assists to go along with 19 digs against Belmont and added 15 digs against Sam Houston State.
It was a big weekend for @UTAVolleyball 's @madelynstg! She was named the @SunBelt Defensive Player of the Week, the 2nd player of the week award for the team this year! https://t.co/Rpkihuhiyq pic.twitter.com/OZyLey3BNl
— UTA Athletics (@UTAMAVS) September 17, 2018
SETTER & FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Emily DeWalt, Texas State (Fr., S, Helotes, Texas)
Texas State freshman setter Emily DeWalt helped the Bobcats go undefeated for the week and take home the Sparky Classic title. DeWalt was named Most Valuable Player, earning her second tournament MVP honors of the season. She finished her week with a .409 hitting percentage, 157 assists (12.08/set), 33 digs (2.54/set), 11 kills (0.85/set), four service aces and two blocks.
.@TexasStateVball continues its domination of @SunBelt weekly awards with Emily DeWalt earning Setter & Freshman of the Week and Cheyenne Huskey earning Offensive Player of the Week! pic.twitter.com/98SifnGpXy
— Texas State Bobcats (@TxStateBobcats) September 17, 2018
2018 Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player
August 27: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
September 3: Madison Hill, UTA
September 10: Amy Pflughaupt, Texas State
September 17: Cheyenne Huskey, Texas State
Defensive Player
August 27: Tatum Ticknor, Arkansas State
September 3: Madison Daigle, Texas State
September 10: Veronica Marin, Little Rock
September 17: Madelyn St. Germain, UTA
Setter
August 27: Ellie Watkins, Arkansas State
September 3: Becky Porter, Appalachian State and Emily DeWalt, Texas State
September 10: Becky Porter, Appalachian State
September 17: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
Freshman
August 27: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
September 3: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
September 10: Anett Nemeth, Coastal Carolina
September 17: Emily DeWalt, Texas State
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