Posted: Oct 06, 2014
PRESLEIGH WATSON OF AUSTIN
COLLEGE, a sophomore middle blocker
from Oklahoma City, Okla. has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive
Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September
29th through Sunday, October 5th.
Watson, who came in as the nation's leader in total blocks, led the 'Roos to a 3-1 weekend and was a menance yet again defensively.
Watson finished with 21 blocks over the weekend, averaging 1.50 blocks/set throughout. She had nine blocks in a straight set victory over Jarvis Christian. She was also great offensively, where Watson finished with 40 kills, averaging 2.86 kills/set while hitting .436.
For the season, Watson continues to lead the conference, and the nation, with 117 total blocks, and is sixth in the nation with blocks/set at 1.31. She also leads the conference in hitting percentage at .389 and is fourth in the SCAC with 220 total kills.
Watson, who came in as the nation's leader in total blocks, led the 'Roos to a 3-1 weekend and was a menance yet again defensively.
Watson finished with 21 blocks over the weekend, averaging 1.50 blocks/set throughout. She had nine blocks in a straight set victory over Jarvis Christian. She was also great offensively, where Watson finished with 40 kills, averaging 2.86 kills/set while hitting .436.
For the season, Watson continues to lead the conference, and the nation, with 117 total blocks, and is sixth in the nation with blocks/set at 1.31. She also leads the conference in hitting percentage at .389 and is fourth in the SCAC with 220 total kills.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore outside hitter Abbe Holtze
of Colorado
College led the
Tigers with a double-double in every match averaging 3.75 per set
while adding six
blocks. Sophomore outside hitter
Jessie Koster of Dallas had 67
digs over the weekend, averaging 6.70 digs/set including a 35 dig
performacne against Wylie College. Junior outside hitter Kaitlyn
Corbett of Southwestern picked up 29 digs over
the weekend, averaging 3.62 per set, to lead the Pirates to a 1-1
weekend. Senior defensive specialist Megan Lee
of Texas
Lutheran had 27
digs in Saturday's 3-0 win over UT-Dallas, which are the most she's
had in a three-set match this season. The match marked the ninth
25-plus dig performance of the
season. Senior outside hitter Maggie Emodi of
Trinity led Trinity to a 3-1
victory over NAIA Our Lady of the Lake University in the
team’s only action last week. Emodi finished as the match
leader with 15 kills and 21 digs. She also posted a .300 hitting
percentage in the four-set victory, committing just three errors in
40 total attacks. Centenary and Schreiner were
idle this past weekend.
| 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 | |
| Week 8 | |
| Week 9 | |