CANTON, Ga. – After an undefeated conference weekend, Berry sweeps week four volleyball Athlete of the Week honors.
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Athletes of the Week
Offense:
Madie Whitehead | Berry | SR | Pearland, TX – Senior RS Madie Whitehead led the Vikings to a 2-0 SAA weekend on the road, including a victory over #5 Trinity. Madie contributed an SAA-high 5.31 points/set and 4.0 kills/set in the Vikings’ balanced offense. Her standout offensive performance against Southwestern included 19 kills and a .304 hitting percentage. Additionally, Madie recorded 6 aces, 9 blocks and 12 digs.
Defense:
Andrea Hurt | Berry | SR | Columbus, GA – Senior Libero Andrea Hurt led the Vikings to a 2-0 SAA weekend on the road, including a victory over #5 Trinity. Andrea contributed an SAA-high 50 digs (6.25 digs/set), including a season-high 29 digs against Southwestern. Andrea recorded 0 reception errors on weekend and added an ace and 6 assists.
Notable Performances
Offense
- Lily Long | Trinity | SO | Glenview, IL – Long led the fifth-ranked Trinity volleyball team to a 2-1 record over the weekend, falling to #9 Berry, but earning wins over #14 Centre and Oglethorpe. Long recorded 42 kills (3.82 per set) to lead the Tigers, adding 23 digs and four aces to her stat line. She recorded double-doubles against both Berry and Centre, finishing with 17 kills and 11 digs against the Vikings, then notching 17 kills and 10 digs against the Colonels.
Defense
- Izzy Rodriguez | Southwestern | JR | Houston, TX – Izzy Rodriguez recorded 55 digs over three games to open SAA play this weekend. In Saturday's loss to Berry, Rodriguez recorded a season-high 31 digs which is two shy of her career-high. She also passed the 200 dig mark for the season and the 700 mark for her career. The junior posted a .973 reception percentage with only one error.
- Annabelle Lanik | Trinity | JR | Sugar Land, TX – Lanik posted an impressive 51 digs (4.64 per set) over the weekend, leading the fifth-ranked Trinity volleyball team to a 2-1 record. The Tigers lost to #9 Berry to start the weekend, then rallied for a 3-2 win over #14 Centre, and closed with a sweep of Oglethorpe. Lanik posted 25 digs in the weekend opener against Berry, finishing just one shy of her career-best.
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)
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