Updates: Loveday NAIA Region Setter of the week; Humphrey joins AVCA 30-dig club; Bryan climbing NCCAA rankings

For the second week in a row, a Bryan College volleyball player was selected as a Regional player of the week.  Bryan’s freshman setter, Jenny Loveday, was selected as Region XII’s Setter of the week for her efforts last week against UVA-Wise and Bluefield College.


Loveday compiled 5 kills, 34 assists, and 2 aces in Bryan’s win against UVA-Wise, then played through a finger sprain early in the match against Bluefield to lead the Lions with 46 assists and 20 digs as the Lions extended their win streak to 5 wins. This is the first time in recent history at Bryan that players were selected for regional honors in consecutive weeks.

Senior Abby Humphrey had a career-high 33 digs in the win over Bluefield, and set a season-high for the Lions with her effort.  Her 30+ dig effort will be recognized on the AVCA 30-Dig club page later this week.  She joins teammate Heather Hacker in her accomplishment.

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Bryan continues to move up the charts and rankings in NAIA Region XII and in the NCCAA.

The Lions are currently ranked 5th in the Region.  The team moved up a spot after their two wins this weekend:

Region XII

1. King ( Tenn. ) (4-0 / 8-2)
2. Spalding ( Ky. ) (0-0 / 11-3
3. Brescia ( Ky. ) (1-0 / 8-7)
4. Indiana-Southeast (1-0 / 7-6)
5. Bryan ( Tenn. ) (3-1 / 8-6)
6. Union (Ky.) ( Ky. ) (3-2 / 6-10)
7. Montreat (N.C.) (3-2 / 5-10)
8. Virginia Intermont (3-0 / 4-7)
9. Asbury ( Ky. ) (0-0 / 0-0)
10. Milligan ( Tenn. ) (1-2 / 4-5)

 The Lions are also just out of the top ten in the NCCAA.  They are currently ranked #11:

Team Standings
1

Cedarville University

2

Mt. Vernon Nazarene University

3

Indiana Wesleyan University

4

Spring Arbor University

5 Southwestern Assemblies of God
6

Simpson University

7

Roberts Wesleyan College

8

Malone College

9

Judson College (IL)

10

Geneva College

11

Bryan College

12 Southern Wesleyan University
13

Bethel College

14

Palm Beach Atlantic University

15 The Master's College

The team ranks in the top 10 in 5 out of 6 team categories, and are ranked #20 in the 6th category –top ten listings are below from the NCCAA.

Amber Smith ranks in the NCCAA Top 20 in 3 categories:  Kill percentage (8th with a .349 pct), Blocking (15th, 1.1 per game), and Aces (13th with .62 per game).

Abby Humphrey ranks in 2 categories:  Kills (17th with 3.46 kpg), and Digs (16th with 4.22 per game).
 
Robin Renfroe is ranked 11th in Blocking, averaging 1.12 per game, and Jenny Loveday is ranked 8th in the nation in assists (9.4 per game).

Team Rankings
Team
Attacking Percentage
1 Southwestern A/G University
2

Central Christian College

3

Cedarville University

4 Southern Wesleyan University
5

Indiana Wesleyan University

6

Judson College

7

Malone College

8

Bryan College

9

Judson College

10 The Master's College

Blocking Avg.
1

Central Christian College

2

Bethel College

3

Tennessee Temple University

4 Southwestern A/G University
5

Spring Arbor University

6

Mt. Vernon Nazarene University

7

Bryan College


Assist Average
1

Bethel College

2 Southern Wesleyan University
3

Cedarville University

4

Hope International   University

5

Judson College

6

Judson College

7 The Master's College
8

Palm Beach Atlantic University

9

Malone College

10

Bryan College

Kill Average
1

Cedarville University

2 Southern Wesleyan University
3

Hope International   University

4

Mt. Vernon Nazarene University

5

Indiana Wesleyan University

6

Spring Arbor University

7

Faulkner University

8

Judson College

9

Judson College

10

Bryan College

Ace Average
1

Nyack College

2

Central Baptist College

3

Bethel College

4

Roberts Wesleyan College

5 Southwestern A/G University
20

Bryan College

Digging


1

Bethel College

2

Judson College

3

Trinity International University

4

Judson College

5

Geneva College

6

Spring Arbor University

7

Bryan College

8

Southern Wesleyan University

9

Roberts Wesleyan College

10

Southwestern A/G University