> SOUTHERN INDIANA — (Season-opening stats are from the start of the season until Wednesday.)



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

• Katy Schad (Marshall volleyball, Floyd Central graduate, Sr.) — season-opening stats: 50 kills, 44 digs, three assists, two blocks, one ace; top performance: match- and career-high 21 kills and team-high 18 digs in the Thundering Herd’s 3-2 home win over IUPUI last Saturday in the Thunder Invitational; notes: Schad was named the Thunder Invitational tournament MVP; she set a career high for kills in the tournament-opening victory against Wright State last Friday; team record: 3-0.



CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

• Drew Mattingly (Huntington men’s soccer, Jr.) — notes: three saves in the Foresters’ 2-1 win on Aug. 21 at Concordia (Mich.); team record: 1-0.



FLOYD CENTRAL

• Laura Der (Marshall volleyball, Jr.) — top performance: team-high 19 digs, 12 kills and two blocks in the Thundering Herd’s 3-2 home triumph over Miami (Ohio) last Saturday in the Thunder Invitational; team record: 3-0.

• Rachel Engle (Western Kentucky volleyball, Fr.) — season-opening stats: 15 digs, one assist, one ace; top performance: five digs in the Hilltoppers’ 3-1 loss to Louisville at the Active Ankle Challenge last Friday in Louisville; team record: 2-2.

• Lauren Haley (Ohio women’s soccer, Fr.) — notes: Haley has come off the bench in each of the Bobcats’ first four games this season; team record: 1-3.

• Ashlie Haworth (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, Sr.) — notes: one kill in the Blue Raiders’ 3-0 home win over Asbury on Tuesday; team record: 2-2.

• Kyndall Merritt (Indiana volleyball, Fr.) — notes: one dig in the Hoosiers’ 3-1 victory last Saturday at Army in the Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y.; IU proceeded to win the tournament; team record: 3-0.

• Jimmy Nungester (IU Southeast men’s tennis, Jr.) — notes: No. 5 singles loss (6-0, 6-2) and No. 1 doubles setback (8-0) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 home loss to Indiana Wesleyan last Saturday; team record: 0-1.

• Loryn Queen (Tennessee-Chattanooga women’s soccer, Fr.) — season-opening stats: five shots, two shots on goal, one goal, one assist; top performance: four shots, two shots on goal, one goal and one assist in the Mocs’ 6-0 home victory over Tennessee Temple on Aug. 17; notes: It was Queen’s first goal and first assist of her collegiate career; team record: 1-2.

• Melanie Stutsman (Western Kentucky volleyball, Jr.) — season-opening stats: 126 assists, 22 digs, 17 kills, four blocks, one ace; top performance: team-high 40 assists, six digs and two kills in the Hilltoppers’ 3-1 loss to Louisville at the Active Ankle Challenge last Friday in Louisville; team record: 2-2.



HENRYVILLE

• Brittany Pierce (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — notes: one dig and one block in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 loss to IU East in the IU East Invitational on Aug. 18 in Richmond; team record: 3-3.



JEFFERSONVILLE

• Shane Burke (IU Southeast men’s tennis, So.) — notes: No. 2 singles loss (6-1, 6-1) and No. 1 doubles setback (8-0) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 home loss to Indiana Wesleyan last Saturday; team record: 0-1.

• Katherine Clark (IU Southeast women’s tennis, So.) — notes: No. 3 singles loss (6-1, 6-1) and No. 1 doubles setback (8-0) in the Grenadiers’ 9-0 loss last Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan; team record: 0-1.



NEW ALBANY

• Lauren Bratcher (Vincennes volleyball, So.) — season-opening stats: 142 assists, 39 digs, 17 kills, four blocks, two aces; top performance: match-high 46 assists, seven digs and four kills in the Blazers’ 3-1 home victory over Kellogg Community College at the Blazer Classic last Friday; team record: 3-1.

• Shelby Hoskins (Tennessee-Martin volleyball, Fr.) — season-opening stats: nine kills, three blocks, two digs, one ace; top performance: six kills in the Skyhawks’ 3-0 loss last Friday at the Arkansas Invitational; team record: 0-3.

• Emily Knight (IU Southeast volleyball, Sr.) — season-opening stats: 40 digs, one assist; top performance: team-high 14 digs in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 victory over St. Catharine (Ky.) on Aug. 17 in the IU East Invitational in Richmond; team record: 3-3.

• Kaitlin Robinett (Evansville women’s soccer, Jr.) — notes: one shot in the Purple Aces’ 3-0 loss on Aug. 17 at Western Kentucky; team record: 1-2.



PROVIDENCE

• Will Dixon (Marian men’s tennis, Sr.) — season-opening stats: 0-2 doubles record; notes: No. 1 doubles loss (8-5) in the Knights’ 6-3 home setback to Grace on Wednesday; team records: 1-1 overall, 1-1 Mid-Central College Conference.

• Ashley Ricks (UAB volleyball, So.) — season-opening stats: five blocks, three kills, one dig; notes: three kills and two blocks in the Blazers’ 3-1 victory over UC-Davis last Saturday in the Blue Raider Bash in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; team record: 1-3.



SILVER CREEK

• Kristyn Maymon (IU Southeast volleyball, So.) — season-opening stats: 22 kills, four digs, three blocks, one assist; top performance: seven kills in IU Southeast’s 3-0 victory over St. Catharine (Ky.) on Aug. 17 in the IU East Invitational in Richmond; team record: 3-3.

• Lindsey Maymon (IU Southeast volleyball, Sr.) — season-opening stats: 24 kills, 24 digs, five blocks, three aces; top performance: six kills, five digs and three blocks in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 victory over Huntington in the IU East Invitational on Aug. 18 in Richmond; team record: 3-3.



MISCELLANEOUS

• Alexis Bauer (Samford volleyball, Floyd Knobs native, Louisville Sacred Heart graduate, Sr.) — season-opening stats: 53 digs, eight assists, two kills, one ace; top performance: team-high 24 digs and three assists in the Bulldogs’ 3-2 loss to Rutgers at the Hurricane Invitational last Friday in Coral Gables, Fla.; team record: 0-3.

If you have any information on an area college athlete, contact Kevin Harris at 812-206-2117 or kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com.