CANTON, Ga. – The Trinity Tigers sweep week three Southern Athletic Association Athlete of the Week honors with Long earning her second of the season.
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Athletes of the Week
Offense:
Lily Long | Trinity | SO | Glenview, IL – Long led the #3 Tiger volleyball team to a 2-1 record at its Trinity Fall Invitational over the weekend, sweeping #18 Johns Hopkins University on Friday, then falling in a five-set thriller against #13 Washington-St. Louis on Saturday, before closing the weekend with a 3-1 win over the University of St. Thomas (TX). Long finished with 50 total kills (4.17 per set) to lead the Tigers, hitting .271 with just 18 errors in 118 attacks. She opened the weekend with 15 kills and a .542 hitting percentage against JHU, then set a new career-high with 22 kills against Wash U on Saturday and capped her tournament with a double-double of 13 kills and 13 digs against UST.
Defense:
Annabelle Lanik | Trinity | JR | Sugar Land, TX – Lanik led the third-ranked Tiger volleyball team to a second-place finish at the Trinity Fall Classic, earning wins over #18 Johns Hopkins and the University of St. Thomas (TX), but falling in a five-set thriller against #13 Washington-St. Louis. Lanik led Trinity with 42 total digs (3.50 per set), recording 13 against both ranked opponents. Her biggest total of the weekend came in the tournament finale as she finished with 16 digs in the win over UST.
Notable Performances
Offense
- Madie Whitehead | Berry | SR | Pearland, TX – Senior right side Madie Whitehead led the Vikings to a 3-0 weekend at home at the Berry Invite including a victory over #14 Emory where she had a match-high 19 kills. Madie contributed 4.6 points/set and 3.8 kills/set while hitting .280 in the Vikings’ balanced offense. Additionally, Madie recorded two double-double performances; added 4 aces, 8 blocks and 24 digs.
- Tatum Ahrens | Southwestern | SO | Austin, TX – Tatum Ahrens had a strong offensive performance across three matches in the ETBU Tournament this weekend, helping lead the Pirates to a 2-1 mark. The Sophomore tallied 25 kills and 10 service aces. Ahrens posted a career-high 21 kills in SU 3-1 win over (RV) Hendrix College. Ahrens finished with four service aces against both Hendrix and LeTourneau. She also chipped in two assists and 31 digs.
Defense
- Andrea Hurt | Berry | SR | Columbus, GA – Senior Libero Andrea Hurt led the Vikings to a 3-0 weekend at home, including a victory over #14 Emory. Andrea contributed 43 digs, including a season-high 22 against #14 Emory. Andrea recorded 0 reception errors on weekend and added 3 aces and 9 assists.
- Izzy Rodriguez | Southwestern | JR | Houston, TX – Izzy Rodriguez helped lead the Pirates to a 2-1 mark in the ETBU Tiger Invite this weekend. The junior registered 58 digs across three matches. She posted 22 digs in the win over Hendrix.
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, Berry)
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