NEW ORLEANS – Janell Fitzgerald and Emily DeWalt were both lauded as Sun Belt Conference players of the week, the league announced Monday afternoon.
Fitzgerald, a freshman outside hitter from Mansfield, Texas, was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. DeWalt, a Helotes, Texas native, collected both Sun Belt Setter and Freshman of the Week accolades.
The pair helped the Texas State volleyball team earn home victories over Little Rock and Arkansas State. They led a Bobcat offense that finished with a cumulative .305 attack percentage, which was .041 percentage points higher than the second-best team from the conference over the course of the last week.