BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team swept all three Gulf South Conference Player of the Week awards for Week 8, with Eliza Tyrrell earning Offensive Player of the Week, Ava Wind claiming Defensive Player of the Week and Ellie Scharlow receiving Freshman of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The Falcons earned the sweep following a perfect 4-0 week at home, defeating Lee (3-0), Spring Hill (3-1), Christian Brothers (3-0) and Union (3-0). Montevallo dropped just one set across the four matches.


GSC Offensive Player of the Week – Eliza Tyrrell

Tyrrell delivered an outstanding offensive performance throughout the week, recording 45 kills while hitting an impressive .487 across 13 sets. 

The junior opened the week with six kills and three block assists against Lee before turning in her strongest performance against Spring Hill. Tyrrell registered a week-high 17 kills on 24 attempts with just two errors, finishing with an exceptional .625 hitting percentage in the four-set victory.

Against Christian Brothers, Tyrrell added 11 kills while hitting .348 before closing the week with another 11-kill performance against Union. She committed just one attack error on 18 attempts against the Bulldogs, finishing with a .556 hitting percentage.

Tyrrell recorded double-digit kills in each of Montevallo's final three matches of the week and added five block assists across the four contests.


GSC Defensive Player of the Week – Ava Wind

Wind anchored the Montevallo defense throughout the Falcons' undefeated week, collecting 62 digs across 13 sets for an average of 4.77 digs per set. She also recorded six service aces, 14 assists and a .965 reception percentage, committing just two reception errors on 57 attempts.

The junior opened the week with 12 digs, three assists and two service aces against Lee while finishing with a perfect reception percentage on 15 attempts.

Wind followed with 16 digs, three assists and two service aces against Spring Hill before recording 17 digs and a service ace against Christian Brothers. She finished that match with a perfect reception percentage on 16 attempts.

In the Falcons' final match of the week against Union, Wind matched her weekly high with 17 digs while adding eight assists and one service ace. She also recorded a perfect reception percentage on 10 attempts.

Wind reached double figures in digs in all four matches and recorded at least 16 digs in each of the final three contests.


GSC Freshman of the Week – Ellie Scharlow

Scharlow provided an all-around performance for the Falcons, totaling 20 kills, 33 digs, five service aces and two block assists across 13 sets. 

The freshman began the week with two kills, six digs, two service aces and a block assist against Lee.

Against Spring Hill, Scharlow delivered her strongest statistical performance of the week, recording eight kills and a week-high 12 digs in the Falcons' four-set victory.

She followed with six kills, eight digs, three service aces and a block assist against Christian Brothers before closing the week with four kills and seven digs against Union. Scharlow also posted a perfect reception percentage on 17 attempts against the Bulldogs.


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Montevallo looks to build on its four-match winning streak as the Falcons continue Gulf South Conference play Thursday against UAH.