BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference has announced its Week One Volleyball Players of the Week awards with Montevallo's Mallory Hulsey and Ava Wind earning conference honors.
 
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Hulsey led the conference in the opening weekend with 63 total kills and an average of 4.50 kills per set on a .317 hitting percentage to lead Montevallo to a 3-1 start to the season. The sophomore opened the season with 19 kills and a .515 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Ouachita Baptist before adding 11 kills in Montevallo's lone loss of the weekend. On Aug. 29, Hulsey posted 12 kills on a .235 mark in a 3-0 win over McKendree before closing the weekend with a total of 21 kills and a .409 hitting percentage in a five-set win over Maryville.
 
Wind, a junior libero from Cedar Park, Texas, earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting 74 digs on the week with a conference-high 5.29 digs per set. In a win over OBU, Wind posted 15 digs before adding 20 digs in a loss to Harding on Aug. 28. The following day, the junior recorded 16 digs in a 3-0 sweep of McKendree before closing the tournament with 23 digs in a 3-2 victory over Maryville.
 
Hulsey and Wind will join the Falcons on Friday, Sept. 4 for the USC Aiken Invitational in Aiken, S.C. to take on Lander.