SEGUIN, Texas — Ava Search (Richmond/Needville) has earned her second Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and of her career after standout performances in the TLU Invitational, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
The freshman outside hitter co-led the Bulldogs with seven blocks over the weekend, averaging 0.54 per set. She tallied a career-high five blocks against Schreiner, including two solo blocks, and added a block assist in the Bulldogs other two matches on the weekend. Search’s contributions didn’t end at the net. She posted 58 digs on the weekend including a career-high 24 against Schreiner in addition to 15 kills to complete her fifth double-double of the season.
Offensively, the Richmond native recorded 32 kills on the weekend including the 15 against Schreiner and added two service aces and two assists, finishing with a career-high 20.5 points. She finished with double-digit points against Dickinson as well, contributing eight kills, a service ace and 19 digs.
Search is the first Bulldog to earn multiple SCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors in a single season since Faith Coldewey, who earned the honors three times in 2024.
Texas Lutheran will resume conference play this weekend as they travel to Sherman for three matches beginning with LeTourneau on Friday, Oct. 23 at 3:30 PM. The matches will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
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