Tuesday, November 6, 2018

SWAC Volleyball Players of the Week: November 6

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Prairie View A&M’s Tamaira Armstrong and Christen Augustine, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Britney Sahlmann have been honored by the Southwestern Athletic Conference as volleyball players of the week after their performances from Oct. 30 – Nov. 5. The trio has picked up the final weekly awards of the 2018 season.

SWAC Offensive Player & Newcomer of the Week – Armstrong was a driving force behind Prairie View A&M’s late push to a tournament spot, posting 47 kills and 46 digs as the Lady Panthers went 2-1 over the week. The sophomore from Bryan, Texas posted three double-doubles, putting down .340 of her attacks over 12 sets. Armstrong posted 15 kills and 15 digs versus Grambling and followed that with 11 kills, 14 digs and three block assists in a sweep over rival Texas Southern. The 5’9 hitter then followed with a career-best 21 kills and 17 digs in a four-set win over UAPB.
SWAC Defensive Player of the Week – Augustine etched her name into the Prairie View A&M record books, becoming the program’s all-time leader in career digs. Augustine picked up 63 digs in three matches, averaging 5.25 digs per frame. She posted a season-high 27 digs versus Grambling and concluded her week with 23 digs versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The senior also factored in as a playmaker with 15 assists.

SWAC Setter of the Week – Sahlmann had two matches with 40 or more assists, posting 112 over three matches. The Bryant, Ark. native averaged 10.18 assists per set and posted two double-doubles with 42 assists and 12 digs versus Texas Southern and 43 assists and 14 digs against Prairie View. Salhmann has posted 40 or more assists in six of her past 10 matches.


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