Sarah Morehead Named GAC Setter of the Week

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference introduced the eighth Volleyball Player of the Week awards for the 2022 season. Ouachita Baptist’s Riley Braziel earned Offensive Player of the Week, Southern Nazarene’s Madeline Lynch gained Defensive Player of the Week and Harding’s Sarah Morehead claimed Setter of the Week.

#theGAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Riley Braziel, Ouachita Baptist, OH, Fr., Decatur, Texas

Braziel averaged 4.83 kills and 5.17 factors per set in highway contests in opposition to Southwestern Oklahoma State and Northwestern Oklahoma State. Against the Bulldogs, she recorded 13 kills, six digs and an ace. In a sweep of the Rangers, she adopted up with 16 kills, 15 digs, two blocks and one other help. She hit .295 in the two contests.

#theGAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Madeline Lynch, Southern Nazarene, DS/L, Jr., Stillwater, Oklahoma

Lynch helped the Crimson Storm lengthen their win streak to seven as she averaged 6.36 digs per set throughout three matches. She set a profession excessive in digs in three consecutive contests. She opened with 25 in a four-set non-conference victory in opposition to Cameron. She tallied 31 in a five-set win in opposition to Arkansas Tech and adopted up with 33 in opposition to first-place Harding.

#theGAC SETTER OF THE WEEK – Sarah Morehead, Harding, Sr., Aledo, Texas

Morehead collected her fourth Setter of the Week accolade of the season as she averaged 11.67 assists and three.11 digs per set as the Lady Bisons scored essential highway wins in opposition to Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene. She notched 48 assists in opposition to the second-place Bison. She adopted up with 57 assists and a season-high 21 digs in opposition to the Crimson Storm.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Sunny Batschelett, OH (Southern Nazarene), Avery Hellmuth, MB (Oklahoma Baptist), Kelli McKinnon, MB (Harding), Lacy Mott, OH (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Lauryn Moultrie, MH (Southern Arkansas), Emma Strickland, OH (East Central), Heather Thomas, MB (Arkansas Tech)

Lexie Castillow, L (Ouachita Baptist), Alejandra Delgado, L (East Central), Libby Hinton, MB (Harding), Maci Langford, DS (Oklahoma Baptist), Megan Solberg, DS/L (Arkansas Tech), Sakura Thomas, DS (Southern Arkansas)

Kaley Brubaker, S (Southern Nazarene), Courtney Hanson, S (Ouachita Baptist), Leah Lawson, S (East Central), Gracie Palmer, S (Arkansas Tech), Morgan Schuster, S (Southern Arkansas)