Suwanee, Ga. - Hailey Gripka has been named the SCAC's volleyball defensive player of the week.

Gripka tallied 15 blocks over 7 sets in the Warriors' weekend sweep of LeTourneau and Centenary at Grove Gymnasium.

Against the YellowJackets, Gripka set a single-game career-high with 7 blocks in Hendrix's 3-1 victory. She also added 2 digs defensively, and hit .214 with 5 kills on 20 attacks.

Gripka one-upped Friday's performance by setting a new single-game career-high in blocks with 8 against the Ladies. She also hit .600 with 6 kills on 10 attacks, and also added four digs in the winning effort.

This is the first player of the week honor for the senior middle blocker.