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Glover Earns AAC Defensive Player Of The Week

PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:35 pm
by PonyPride
From SMUMustangs.com:

Glover Earns AAC Defensive Player Of The Week, Heim Named To Honor Roll

IRVING, Texas - Alex Glover earned the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Glover continued a recent run of good form for a 1-1 weekend, leading The American with 1.71 blocks per set and finishing second with a .481 hitting percentage among all conference players. Glover hit an impressive .667 with eight kills and five total blocks (one solo) in a sweep of East Carolina on Oct. 1. Glover turned in seven kills and a .333 hitting percentage with three digs and seven block assists in four sets at Cincinnati on Oct. 3.

Lily Heim was named to the AAC Weekly honor roll. Heim played a key role for SMU in leading the conference in team hitting percentage (.279) and was the league leader in assists per set with 12.43; registered 39 assists and seven digs in a sweep at East Carolina (Oct. 1) and logged 48 assists and 11 digs in four sets at Cincinnati (Oct. 3)

SMU hosts Tulsa on Friday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. The Mustangs then take on Wichita State inside Moody Coliseum on Sunday, October 10 at 12:00 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.