RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the volleyball players of the week for the penultimate week of the season. Southern Arkansas’ Brinklee Dauenhauer won Offensive Player of the Week; East Central’s Valentina Tijerina claimed Defensive Player of the Week and Harding’s Olivia Wiedower garnered Setter of the Week.

#theGAC VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Brinklee Dauenhauer, OH/DS, Southern Arkansas, Jr., Springtown, Texas
Dauenhauer paced the conference in kills and points per set as the Muleriders picked up two wins. In a four-set win against Henderson State, she collected 25 kills and 15 digs. She hit .365 in the victory. She followed up with 18 kills in a five-set affair with Arkansas Tech. She capped her week with 17 kills and 22 digs against Texas A&M Texarkana.

#theGAC VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Valentina Tijerina, L, East Central, Sr., Matamoros, Mexico
Tijerina averaged a GAC-leading 7.14 digs per set as the Tigers split their two GAC contests. Against Southeastern Oklahoma State, she collected 19 digs. In a four-set victory against Southwestern Oklahoma State, she registered a season-high 31 digs. She added an ace in both matches.

#theGAC VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK – Olivia Wiedower, S, Harding, Jr., Conway, Arkansas
Wiedower led the league in assists, 95, and assists per set, 11.88, as Harding earned wins against Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State. She doled out a season-high 60 assists as the Lady Bisons completed a reverse sweep of the Tigers and handed them their first GAC loss. She notched 35 assists and 11 digs in a sweep of Henderson State.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Alaina Armstrong, OH (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Josie Bishop, OH (Harding), Riley Braziel, OH (Ouachita Baptist), Erika Hernandez, MH (Arkansas Tech), Rylee Unruh, OH (Oklahoma Baptist), Kate Wright, OH (Southern Nazarene)

Maddie Burrough, L (Harding), Leah Gardner, MB (Ouachita Baptist), Karsyn Hunter, L (Oklahoma Baptist), Sadie Kabisch, L (Southern Arkansas), Jada Permenter, L  (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Samantha Wojtowicz, L (Arkansas Tech)

Emily Boyer, S (Oklahoma Baptist), Jasmin Dion, S (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Kenzie Garrett, S (Arkansas Tech), Courtney Hanson, S (Harding), Emma Grace Moddelmog, S (Southern Nazarene), Mackenzie Sims, S (Southwestern Oklahoma State)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards

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