Posted: Nov 03, 2014
ANDIE ALFORD OF SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY, a
sophomore defensive specialist from Mansfield, Texas, has been
named SCAC Volleyball Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches
played from Monday, October 27th through Sunday, November
2nd.
Alford led the Pirates to another huge weekend, going 3-0 at their home tournament to increase their winning streak to 11 games.
Alford finished with 67 digs in three games over the weekend, averaging 5.58 digs/set and adding six service aces. Against regionally ranked Millsaps, Alford came up huge with 28 digs in the contest. She followed that up with an 19 dig performance against Our Lady of the Lake and finished the weekend with 20 digs against Texas-Dallas.
Alford led the Pirates to another huge weekend, going 3-0 at their home tournament to increase their winning streak to 11 games.
Alford finished with 67 digs in three games over the weekend, averaging 5.58 digs/set and adding six service aces. Against regionally ranked Millsaps, Alford came up huge with 28 digs in the contest. She followed that up with an 19 dig performance against Our Lady of the Lake and finished the weekend with 20 digs against Texas-Dallas.
For the season, Alford is fifth on the Pirates with 240 digs, averaging 2.58 digs/set throughout the season.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior defensive specialist Rachel Fusselman of
Austin College totaled 45 digs in three matches,
averaging 4.09 per set in the team's three matches over the weekend
to close out the regular season. Junior defensive
specialist Sophie Merrifield of Colorado College led
the team with 19 digs as the Tigers defeating Johnson & Wales
in straight sets. Currently ranks third All-Time at CC in career
digs. Junior outside hitter Alyssa Chapman of
Schreiner had a huge weekend, leading Schreiner to
a 2-2 week with 49 Kills, 37 digs, and six
blocks. Senior middle blocker Erin Cusenbary of
Trinity paced the Tigers with 13 blocks (1.08
blocks/set), and added 32 kills (2.67 kills/set), including 16 in
her match against Hardin-Simmons (4.00
kills/set). Centenary and Dallas did
not nominate anyone.
| SCAC Volleyball Defensive Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Megan Lee, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | Erin Cusenbary, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Megan Lee, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 4 | Shannon Courtney, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Chandler Lentz, Southwestern University |
| Week 6 | Presleigh Watson, Austin College |
| Week 7 | Sophie Merrifield, Colorado College |
| Week 8 | Layne Hubbard, Trinity University |
| Week 9 | Macey Pool, Southwestern University |
| Week 10 | Andie Alford, Southwestern University Carlie Childres, Texas Lutheran University |