IRVING, Texas - After helping the WKU Lady Toppers to a 3-0 mark over the weekend and the Bobcat Invitational Championship, juniors Alyssa Cavanaugh and Jessica Lucas have been named the Offensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively in Conference USA. The league office announced the first awards of the 2016 season on Monday, Aug. 29.
Cavanaugh put on a stellar performance in Athens, Ohio, registering a .435 hitting percentage including 55 kills and a league-high 5.00 kills per set. The junior tallied a pair of 20-kill performances, including a new career high 23 kills in WKU's 3-1 victory over Florida Gulf Coast. Cavanaugh earned the Bobcat Invitational's MVP honors for her performance.
Lucas filled the stat sheet as well, working to a pair of double-doubles on the weekend. Just three kills shy of a triple-double in the Lady Topper's opening match at Ohio, the junior tallied 52 assists and 19 digs in the match to help take down the 2015 NCAA Tournament team. In addition to her .371 attack percentage, Lucas also averaged a league-best 13.18 assists per set.
This marks the fourth C-USA Setter of the Week honor for Lucas while Cavanaugh earns her second Offensive Player of the Week nod.
WKU is back in action Tuesday evening with a trip to Austin Peay on the schedule. First serve from Clarksville, Tennessee, is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
2016 C-USA Players of the Week
Offensive
A29 - Alyssa Cavanaugh, WKU
Defensive
A29 - Lee Ann Cunningham, Rice
Setter
A29 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
Freshman
A29 - Catherine Repsher, Southern Miss
