INDIANAPOLIS – Drury sophomore middle blocker Skylar Hilton and junior setter Jacy Bray, as well as Indianapolis senior defensive specialist Macy Bruton, were named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in women’s volleyball, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Skylar Hilton, Drury
So. | MB | Ozark, Mo.
Major: Elementary Education
Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 3-0 W vs. Lane (9/4) | 3-0 W vs. Christian Brothers, 3-0 W vs. East Central (9/5)
- Helped Panthers go 4-0 at SBU Invitational, extending their best start to a season in nine years (7-1)
- Registered 29 kills (2.64/set) and 36.5 points (3.32/set) in 11 sets
- Recorded .538 hitting percentage on 52 attempts
- Added 11 blocks, four digs, and one service ace
- Best performance came against Arkansas-Monticello, notching nine kills and three blocks with a .692 hitting percentage
- Currently leads GLVC in hitting percentage (.484)
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Panthers’ Offensive Player of the Week: Stormi Tadlock (10/24/22)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Macy Bruton, (RV) Indianapolis
Sr. | DS | Crawfordsville, Ind.
Major: Sports Management
Team Results: 3-0 W at California (PA), 3-0 W vs. Ursuline (9/4) | 3-0 W vs. Point Park, 3-0 W at Wheeling (9/5)
- Named to Wheeling Hall of Fame/Alumni All-Tournament Team after helping UIndy go 4-0 and remain undefeated (8-0) for the program’s best start since 2009
- Registered 77 digs (6.42/set) and just one reception error in 12 sets
- Added nine assists, two aces, and one kill
- Best performance came against California (PA), tallying career-high 28 digs and two assists
- Came up one dig shy of the program record for digs in a three-set match
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Bri Heffernan (9/21/15)
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Jacy Bray, Drury
Jr. | S | Nixa, Mo.
Major: Strategic Communications
Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 3-0 W vs. Lane (9/4) | 3-0 W vs. Christian Brothers, 3-0 W vs. East Central (9/5)
- Helped Panthers go 4-0 at SBU Invitational, extending their best start to a season in nine years (7-1)
- Tallied 129 assists (10.75/set)
- Added 28 digs, five kills, four blocks, and four aces
- Highlighted by performance against Christian Brothers, racking up 39 assists, eight digs, three kills, and one ace
- Stretched double-digit assist streak to 31 games
- Directing offense that currently ranks second in GLVC in hitting percentage (.254) and kills per set (13.96)
- Earns first-ever Setter of the Week Award for the Panthers