Florida's Kennedy Martin, a freshman right side from Fort Mills, S.C., averaged 5.83 points and 5.0 kills per set in the two wins over No. 8 Penn State and USF at the Road 2 Tampa Bay Invitational. Martin totaled 45 kills in her opening collegiate weekend, the most for any freshman in Florida history (rally-scoring era). She posted a double-double of 18 kills and 11 digs against the Nittany Lions in her collegiate debut. Martin also tallied 13 digs, 11 blocks and a pair of aces on the weekend.
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Anna Dixon
Florida
MB • Gr.
Louisburg, Kan.
Florida's Anna Dixon, a graduate middle blocker from Louisburg, Kan., averaged 1.78 blocks per set in the two victories over No. 8 Penn State and at USF. Dixon posted 14 blocks against the Bulls to tie Florida's program record for most in a match in the rally-scoring era.
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Lauren Myrick
Mississippi State
OH/DS • Gr.
Louisville, Ky.
Mississippi State's Lauren Myrick, a graduate outside hitter/defensive specialist from Louisville, Ky., averaged 5.82 digs per set in the Bulldogs' three wins in the StarkVegas Classic. Myrick led the team in digs for all three matches, including a career-high 27 digs in Sunday's match against Louisiana. She also contributed 13 assists and four aces on the opening weekend.
Setter of the Week
Hannah Hogue
Arkansas
S • Jr.
Fort Smith, Ark.
Arkansas' Hannah Hogue, a junior from Fort Smith, Ark., averaged 11.50 assists per set and helped her squad post a .343 hitting percentage in the Razorbacks' wins over Michigan State and Tulsa in the Razorback Classic. Houge had back-to-back doubles with 32 assists and 10 digs against the Spartans, followed by a career-high 37 assists along with 11 digs against the Golden Hurricane. On the weekend, she also added 21 digs, four blocks, three kills and two aces.
Freshman of the Week
Jurnee Robinson
LSU
OH • Fr.
Simpsonville, S.C.
LSU's Jurnee Robinson, an outside hitter from Simpsonville, S.C., averaged 5.00 points and 4.60 kills per set and had a .319 hitting percentage as the Tigers split their matches with UCLA at the Tiger Classic. In her collegiate debut on Friday, Robinson landed 23 kills and had a .362 hitting percentage with three blocks and an ace in the five-set win over UCLA. On Saturday, she matched her 23 kills and secured her first career double-double with 10 digs.