CANTON, Ga. – Rhodes and Centre capture their first offense and defensive honors of the season with Dsamou and Miles.
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Athletes of the Week
Offense:
Yzzi Dsamou | Rhodes | SR | Litchfield, AZ – Dsamou totaled 56 kills while hitting .370 across three matches, helping Rhodes finish the weekend 3-0. She recorded 25 kills against Millsaps, then closed the weekend with 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage against Maryville on Sunday.
Defense:
Campbell Miles | Centre | FR | Louisville, KY – Campbell Miles continued her strong defensive play for no. 5 Centre as the Colonels improved to 19-1 this week. Across four matches and 15 sets, the freshman libero combined for 70 digs, averaging nearly five digs per set. She had 23 digs in an emotional win over Trinity on Oct. 16, two shy of a career high and the fifth time this season that Miles has recorded 20 or more digs in a match.
Notable Performances
Offense
- Ava Brovet | Berry | SO | Raleigh, N.C. – Sophomore setter Ava Brovet notched several season-high performances during the Vikings' SAA weekend on the road. First, Ava recorded a season-high 52 assists and an incredible 12 kills as a setter, just two digs shy of a triple-double in a victory over Southwestern. She followed that with tying her season-high 52 assists performance in a victory over #14 Trinity. On the weekend Ava recorded 130 assists (10 assists/set), 24 kills, 4 aces, 5 blocks and 22 digs.
Defense
- Andrea Hurt | Berry | SR | Columbus, GA – Senior libero Andrea Hurt had three incredible 16+ dig performances during the Vikings' SAA weekend on the road. Andrea recorded a season-high 31 digs in a victory over Southwestern. She followed that performance with recording 21 digs in a victory over #14 Trinity. She finished the weekend recording a match-high 16 digs against #1 Centre. On the weekend Andrea notched 68 digs (5.23 digs/set) and added 3 aces and 8 assists.
- Sandy Bourgeois | Millsaps | SR | Luling, LA – Millsaps volleyball senior libero Sandy Bourgeois had a strong week defensively, helping the Majors to a 2-2 week with wins over Tougaloo and Maryville. She totaled 79 digs, averaging 19.75 digs per match. Bourgeois added 12 assists, three aces, and a kill.
- Izzy Rodriguez | Southwestern | JR | Houston, TX – Izzy Rodriguez helped lead SU to a win over Oglethopre this weekend while posting 53 digs across the Pirates' three matches. The Houston, Texas, native posted 25 digs in Southwesterns 3-2 loss to No. 5 Berry College. Rodriguez also finished with a 1.000 reception percentage on 42 total attacks.
2026 Volleyball Report Archive (AOW Offense/Defense)
Week One - Sept. 8: (Lauren McCarthy, Trinity/Cali Armstead, Berry)
Week Two - Sept. 14: (Lily Long, Trinity/Sandy Bourgeois, Millsaps)
Week Three - Sept. 21: (Lily Long, Trinity/Annabelle Lanik, Trinity)
Week Four - Sept. 28: (Madie Whitehead, Berry/Andrea Hurt, Berry)
Week Five - Oct. 5: (Kendra Christopher, Centre/Tatum Ahrens, Southwestern)
Week Six - Oct. 12: (Keira Kruk, Berry/Lauren McCarthy, Trinity)
Week Seven - Oct. 19: (Yzzi Dsamou, Rhodes/Campbell Miles, Centre)
Week Eight - Oct. 26: (
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