NEW ORLEANS – Emily DeWalt was honored as the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon.
The true freshman setter led Texas State to a pair of home victories over the top teams from the Sun Belt East Division in Coastal Carolina (3-1) and Appalachian State (3-0). The loss for the Chanticleers was just the fourth against a league opponent since joining the conference in 2016 (40-4).
DeWalt racked up 77 assists (11.00/set), 27 digs (3.86/set), 10 kills (1.43/set) and six blocks (0.86/set) in the two matches. She began her week with 35 assists, eight digs, six kills and two blocks in a sweep over the Mountaineers.