SHANNON COURTNEY OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore defensive specialist from Houston, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played Monday, October 21st through Sunday, October 27th.

Courtney led Trinity to four wins at this weekend’s SCAC Divisional Tournament to secure the conference’s top seed, highlighted by a win over eighth-ranked Colorado College.

Courtney posted 66 total digs over the weekend, averaging 5.50/set to lead the Tiger defense. She also finished with just two reception errors in the four matches, and also led all Trinity players with nine service aces.

Against Colorado College, Courtney had a match-high 27 digs, no reception errors, and four aces. The four aces tied her personal season-best total, which the 27 digs was a season-best for the sophomore libero.