Cusenbary led the Tigers against some of the top team in the nation, including two team in the top five nationally, as the Tigers finished 1-3 on the weekend.
Cusenbary was a force defensively, totaling 26 blocks on the weekend (1.73 blocks/set) including a 13 block effort in a four set win over Pomona-Pitzer. That tied her for the fifth most blocks in a four set match and the sixth most blocks overall in SCAC Volleyball history.
Cusenbary also added some impressive offensive stats with 40 kills on the weekend to go with a .388 hitting percentage. She had 10 kills and hit .613 against second-ranked Emory.
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Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior
defensive specialist Rachel Fusselman of Austin
College had an outstanding week defensively,
helping the 'Roos go 4-2 for the week with an average of 4.65 digs
per set and notching more than 20 digs in two of four matches,
while also hitting double digits in all six. Junior defensive specialist
Sophie Merrifield of Colorado College led the
team with 76 digs (5.85 digs/set) and matched a season-high 26 digs
and four service aces against 17th-ranked
Clarkson. Freshman defensive specialist Haley
Cubberly of Centenary led the Ladies with 58
digs despite an 0-3 weekend including 22 against Fontbonne and
Lyon. Junior middle blocker Cat Dowgwillo
of Dallas had 32 digs on teh weekend including
five blocks to led the Crusaders to a 4-1 weekend on the west
coast. Junior
outside hitter Kaitlyn Foster of
Southwestern picked up 83 digs on the weekend to
lead the Pirates including 26 in a five set win over Webster and 22
in a loss to 11th-ranked Wash U. Junior middle blocker Anna Keeling of
Texas Lutheran had 13 blocks on teh weekend
including five against LeTourneau and Howard Payne and helped TLU
get off to their best start in 18 years (7-1). Schreiner did not
nominate anyone.
| SCAC Volleyball Defensive Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Megan Lee, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | Erin Cusenbary, Trinity University |
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