The Great Plains Athletic Conference has announced its weekly awards in volleyball.

Attacker – Priscilla O’Dowd, Midland University (Middle Blocker)

Midland University’s Priscilla O’Dowd is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week. O’Dowd, a sophomore, from Omaha, Nebraska, continued her dominance at the net last week as No. 1 Midland improved to 14-0. The sophomore floored 25 kills over two matches while adding 16 block assists. O’Dowd leads the GPAC in hitting percentage (.441) and ranks fifth in kills (199). Her attacking percentage also ranks second in the NAIA this season.

 

Setter- Alayna Kavanaugh, Concordia University

Alayna Kavanaugh of Concordia is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week. Kavanaugh, a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska, amassed 98 assists over eight sets. She piled up 42 assists as the Bulldogs hit .376 in their straight-sets victory over College of Saint Mary. The productive week pushed Kavanaugh up the NAIA leaderboards. She ranks fifth for total assists (629) and eighth in assists per game (10.8).
Defender – Jocelyn Garcia, Concordia University (Defensive Specialist)

Concordia University defensive specialist Jocelyn Garcia is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week. Garcia, a junior from Brighton, Colorado, racked up 43 digs over eight sets last week in a pair of wins. She is averaging 5.4 digs per set (29th best in the NAIA). Her 312 total digs rank 15th among all NAIA players.