Red River Athletic Conference – RRAC volleyball players of the week for Sept. 19-25

Semira Blair and Xavier are riding a nine-match win streak.

WACO, Texas — Mia Dorsey of Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) claimed the RRAC Volleyball Attacker of the Week award for Sept. 19-25. Semira Blair of Xavier University (La.) earned RRAC Setter of the Week, and OLLU’s Tina Trevino repeated as RRAC Defender of the Week for the same dates. This is the fifth set of conference awards for the 2022 volleyball season. 

Dorsey posted a .453 hitting percentage as the Saints won a pair of matches at University of the Southwest (N.M.). The freshman outside hitter from San Antonio spiked 14 kills in a 3-0 sweep on Friday, and she registered a double-double with 18 kills and 12 digs in a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Dorsey averaged 4.6 kills per set and leads the conference with 170 kills this season. OLLU moved to 6-0 in RRAC play and 9-4 overall. 

Blair led the Gold Nuggets in assists in a 2-0 week while splitting time with Emi Riglioni and Charity Metcalf. The senior setter from Fort Worth, Texas, posted 15 assists in a 3-0 victory over Huston-Tillotson University (Texas) on Friday and followed with 21 as Xavier defeated HT again on Saturday. Blair averaged 6.0 assists per set, and she is sixth in the RRAC with 5.4 assists per set overall. The Gold Nuggets extended their win streak to nine, and they currently sit at 6-0 in the conference standings and 10-2 on the season. 

Trevino led the Saints’ defense with 47 digs and four service aces. The sophomore libero from Laredo, Texas, recorded 23 digs in the first USW match and 24 in the second. Trevino contributed 6.7 digs per set, and she leads the conference in digs per set (5.7) and total digs (241). 

Additional RRAC volleyball weekly nominees: Netania Livingston (Huston-Tillotson), Linda Mungai (Xavier), Lauren Reynard (Our Lady of the Lake), Kennedy Wade (XULA).

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