KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mackenzie Pryor of Keiser (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week, Gianna San Filippo of Northwestern Ohio has been named the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week and Jana Krstic of Campbellsville (Ky.) has been named the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from September 23-29 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram and X.
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NAIA Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Mackenzie Pryor, Keiser (Fla.) – JR – Outside Hitter
- Totaled 52 kills in three matches for an average of 5.20 kills per set
- Recorded an attack percentage of .324, amassing only 16 errors on 111 total attempts
- Posted two double-doubles on the week against Edward Waters (Fla.) (17 kills, 12 digs) and Florida College (18 kills, 16 digs)
- Helped her team to a 3-0 week where the team only dropped one set.
NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week
Gianna San Filippo, Northwestern Ohio – JR – Middle Blocker
- Totaled 32 blocks (29 assisted) on the week
- Averaged 3.20 blocks per set
- Set a new program record for block assists in a single match with 15 assisted blocks, which aided the team in breaking a program record for 22 total blocks (40 assisted) performance
- Helped her team to a 2-1 week
NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week
Jana Krstic, Campbellsville (Ky.) – JR – Setter
- Recorded a total of 119 assists in three matches for an average of 13.22 assists per set
- Posted a week-high of 44 assists against Bethel (Tenn.)
- Was one dig away from a double-double in two matches against Midway (Ky.) (34 assists, nine digs) and Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (41 assists, nine digs)
- Guided her team to an undefeated week where the team did not drop a set
