SARA FLYNN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior right side from Seattle, Wash., has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 4 through Sunday, October 10. SCAC Volleyball Release (Week 6)
Flynn stepped up her presence on the block for the No. 3 Tigers to pick up the team's fourth and fifth victories over nationally-ranked competition in last weekend's voyage to Boston. She tied a career-high with seven blocks in Trinity's 3-1 victory over No. 22 Babson College, which led to 21 blocks for the trip (1.24 per set).
All four of Trinity's opponents on the weekend were ranked in the top 35 in the nation in hitting percentage and behind Flynn's impressive performance, each were held well below their season averages. The four hit a combined .148 over 17 total sets, including Babson, which had come into Friday's contest ranked 16th in the nation at .256. Against Trinity, the Beavers were held to a season-low .014 attack percentage as the Tigers snapped the Beavers' 34-match home winning streak against non-conference opponents that dated back to October 3, 2015.
Other impressive performances in the SCAC:
Junior middle blocker Paige Havel of St. Thomas led the Celts to a 2-2 record on the weekend and set a school record with most solo blocks in a match with eight in the team's 3-2 win against Dallas. Havel also had two solo blocks and 10 block assists in the team's upset win over fifth-ranked Colorado College. Senior libero/outside hitter Lexi Morris of Texas Lutheran extended her SCAC lead in the category with 67 digs over the weekend. Senior libero Mari Prazak of Austin College reached a career milestone last week, notching her 2,000th dig in a win over Centenary to wrap up the weekend. Prazak averaged 5.52 digs-per-set last week, with a high of 39 digs in a five-set win over Texas Lutheran as Austin College went 5-1 on the week, including 3-1 in SCAC play. Prazak had 127 total digs and added 11 service aces and nine assists. Junior libero Peyton Hummel of Colorado College averaged 4.47 digs per set and posted a .956 percentage on serve receive while helping Colorado College post a 3-1 record last week. On Saturday, she recorded back-to-back season highs with 20 digs in the four-set victory over host Austin College and then 24 in the five-set loss to the University of St. Thomas. Hummel also added 15 assists and four service aces. Junior setter Katelyn Whitehead of Southwestern tied for the team-high with 13 digs against Concordia (Texas) and posted 27 assists with a service ace. Junior outside hitter/right side Brooke Byer of Schreiner had a team-high 22 digs in the Mountaineers' 3-0 loss to Our Lady of the Lake.
| SCAC Volleyball Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Ali Grona, Southwestern University |
| Week 2 | Paige Havel, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 3 | Georgia Mullins, Colorado College |
| Week 4 | Mari Prazak, Austin College |
| Week 5 | Ali Grona, Southwestern University |
| Week 6 | Sara Flynn, Trinity University |
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