KANSAS — Maria Andrea Santa Cruz Cossich and Jaylea Laughlin, both of No. 12 Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and Abby Ferguson of Evangel University have earned this week's KCAC Women's Volleyball Attacker, Setter, and Defender of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The three student-athletes were selected for their performances from Aug. 17-23 by a vote of conference sports information directors.
Attacker of the Week
Maria Andrea Santa Cruz Cossich - #12 Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Jr. | OH/OPP | Guatemala City, Guatemala
Cossich tallied 53 total kills (4.82 per set) as the Eagles went 1-2 at the Stars Invitational, hosted by Oklahoma City University. She also had six service aces on the week.
| Match |
m |
s |
k |
k/s |
e |
ta |
pct |
a |
a/s |
sta |
se |
sa |
sa/s |
r |
re |
rpt |
digs |
d/s |
bs |
ba |
tot |
b/s |
pts |
pts/s |
| Aug 20 at Oklahoma City L, 3-1 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
5.00 |
5 |
56 |
.268 |
0 |
0.00 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
0.50 |
36 |
5 |
.861 |
18 |
4.50 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.25 |
22.5 |
5.6 |
| Aug 21 vs. Texas A&M Texarkana W, 3-1 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
5.50 |
9 |
57 |
.228 |
1 |
0.25 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
0.50 |
20 |
0 |
1.000 |
22 |
5.50 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.50 |
25.0 |
6.3 |
| Aug 21 vs. Wayland Baptist (TX) L, 3-0 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3.67 |
10 |
33 |
.030 |
1 |
0.33 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
0.67 |
19 |
3 |
.842 |
9 |
3.00 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.67 |
14.0 |
4.7 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
11 |
53 |
4.82 |
24 |
146 |
.199 |
2 |
0.18 |
43 |
7 |
6 |
0.55 |
75 |
8 |
.893 |
49 |
4.45 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0.45 |
61.5 |
5.6 |
Setter of the Week
Jaylea Laughlin - #12 Oklahoma Wesleyan University
So. | S | Edmond, Okla.
Laughlin contributed 71 assists on the week (6.45 per set) as the Eagles competed at the Stars Invitational. She also tallied 28 digs, good for 2.55/set.
| Match |
m |
s |
k |
k/s |
e |
ta |
pct |
a |
a/s |
sta |
se |
sa |
sa/s |
r |
re |
rpt |
digs |
d/s |
bs |
ba |
tot |
b/s |
pts |
pts/s |
| Aug 20 at Oklahoma City L, 3-1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
25 |
6.25 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
16 |
4.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Aug 21 vs. Texas A&M Texarkana W, 3-1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0.25 |
0 |
3 |
.333 |
28 |
7.00 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
- |
8 |
2.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
| Aug 21 vs. Wayland Baptist (TX) L, 3-0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
18 |
6.00 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
4 |
1.33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
11 |
1 |
0.09 |
0 |
9 |
.111 |
71 |
6.45 |
36 |
1 |
1 |
0.09 |
0 |
0 |
- |
28 |
2.55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
Defender of the Week
Abby Ferguson - Evangel University
Fr. | MB/RS | Springfield, Mo.
Ferguson had an exceptional weekend defensively for the Valor, finishing with 19 total blocks at the OKC Stars Invite. Ferguson's weekend was highlighted by a nine-block performance against Wayland Baptist, as the freshman opened her collegiate career with strong defensive performances for EU.
| Match |
m |
s |
k |
k/s |
e |
ta |
pct |
a |
a/s |
sta |
se |
sa |
sa/s |
r |
re |
rpt |
digs |
d/s |
bs |
ba |
tot |
b/s |
pts |
pts/s |
| Aug 21 vs. LSU Shreveport W, 3-1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
1 |
10 |
.300 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1.75 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
| Aug 21 at Oklahoma City L, 3-0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0.33 |
0 |
3 |
.333 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1.00 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
| Aug 22 at Wayland Baptist (TX) W, 3-2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1.20 |
1 |
12 |
.417 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
0.20 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1.80 |
10.5 |
2.1 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
12 |
11 |
0.92 |
2 |
25 |
.360 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
0.08 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
1.58 |
23.0 |
1.9 |
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