DALLAS – For the first time since 2017, WKU Volleyball has had two different players earn the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week award in back-to-back weeks as Katie Isenbarger has collected the accolade this week. The Zionsville, Ind., native helped WKU become the first 20-win team in the nation this season as the Hilltoppers picked up two wins in Boca Raton, Fla., this weekend.
Isenbarger racked up 13 blocks across the series win at Florida Atlantic for an average of 1.86 blocks per set in addition to her .545 hitting percentage. The senior middle hitter's play helped limit the FAU offense to a mere .083 cumulative hitting clip across the weekend.
In Saturday's series finale, Isenbarger went off for a season-best 11 kills, .688 hitting percentage, eight blocks and 13-errorless serves from behind the line. Isenbarger's play helped WKU add to both its NCAA-leading road (21) and conference (41) winning streaks over the weekend.
During her rookie campaign in 2018, Isenbarger earned the league's Freshman of the Week honor – the other weekly honor of her career.
WKU has now seen four players rack up 10 total weekly awards this season.
2021 C-USA Offensive Players of the Week
A30 Lauren Matthews, WKU
S6 Anota Adekunle, Rice
S13 Fernanda Maida, UAB
S20 Rhett Robinson, North Texas
S27 Paige Briggs, WKU
O4 Fernanda Maida, UAB
O11 Lauren Matthews, WKU
O18 Rhett Robinson, North Texas
O25 Sydney Rowan, Charlotte
2021 C-USA Defensive Players of the Week
A30 Destiny Leon, Marshall
S6 Amani McArthur, Charlotte
S13 Henrianna Ibarra, North Texas
S20 McKenzie Johnson, Louisiana Tech
S27 Marley Banton, Middle Tennessee
O4 Olivia De Jesus, Old Dominion
O11 Essence Clerkley, Marshall
O18 Lauren Matthews, WKU
O25 Katie Isenbarger, WKU
2021 C-USA Setters of the Week
A30 Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
Kristen Fritsche, UTEP
S6 Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
S13 Carly Graham, Rice
S20 Teresa Atilano, Old Dominion
S27 Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
O4 Carly Graham, Rice
O11 Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
O18 Nadia Dieudonne, WKU
O25 Carly Graham, Rice
2021 C-USA Freshmen of the Week
A30 Klara Zarnovicka, Florida Atlantic
S6 Ema Uskokovic, UTEP
S13 Ema Uskokovic, UTEP
S20 Myah Conway, Old Dominion
S27 Shaylee Shore, Rice
O4 Andrea Owens, North Texas
O11 Kira Smith, Old Dominion
O18 Andrea Owens, North Texas
O25 Giada Bianchi, FIU
How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
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