AMC Volleyball Players of the Week - No. 2 (Sept. 1)

St. Louis, Mo. - Stephens College teammates Lena Hunziker (Attacker), Jatnna Pena-Perez (Defender) and Emma Whitson (Setter) swept the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Volleyball Players of the Week, presented by AMCOnTheGo, for the period of August 25-Sept. 1.

AMC Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Lena Hunziker, Stephens
Jr. | OH | Lyss, Switzerland

• Averaged 4.18 kills and hit .211 in five matches during the week, posting double-digit kills in all five contests.
• Top kill performance was 19 in four-set loss to Grand View.
• Hit over .300 in wins over #25-Central Methodist (.333, 12 kills) and John Brown (.308, 14 kills).
• Recorded double-doubles against MidAmerica Nazarene (16 kills, 15 digs), York (10 kills, 15 digs) and Grand View (19 kills, 11 digs).

Nominees: Aubree Ruggles (Central Baptist), Magdalen Dougherty (Cottey), Brooklyn Cross (Crowley's Ridge), Frannie Harris (Hannibal-LaGrange), Kyla McReynolds (Harris-Stowe), Hannah Kynaston (Health Sciences & Pharmacy), Lena Hunziker (Stephens), Tinleigh Ruhman (Williams Baptist)

AMC Volleyball Defender of the Week
Jatnna Pena-Perez, Stephens
Sr. | L/DS | Invivienda, DR

• Had 80 digs in five matches during the week (4.71 digs/set)
• Recorded 20 digs (6.67/set) in sweep of York (Neb.)
• Had a pair of 17-dig performances - vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (4.25/set) and John Brown (5.67/set)
• And, a pair of 13-dig performances - vs. Central Methodist (4.33/set) and Grand View (3.25/set)

Other Notable Performances

• Amiyah Saxton, Crowley's Ridge - Had 15 total blocks in four matches, including a pair of five-block performances vs. Freed-Hardeman and Tennessee Southern.

Nominees: Ava White (Central Baptist), Morgan Koch (Cottey), Amiyah Saxton (Crowley's Ridge), Latai Latu (Hannibal-LaGrange), Dejah Foster (Harris-Stowe), Alani Hicks (Health Sciences & Pharmacy), Jatnna Pena-Perez (Stephens)

AMC Volleyball Setter of the Week
Emma Whitson, Stephens
Jr. | S | California, Mo.

• Dished out 180 assists in five matches during the week (10.59 assists/set).
• Equaled her career-high 54 assists in a four-set loss to Grand View.
• Had 30+ assists in three-set wins over #25-Central Methodist (31), York (34) and John Brown (32)
• Recorded a double-double (29 assists-13 digs) in loss to RV-MidAmerica Nazarene

Other Notable Performances

• Jenna Brinson, Health Sciences & Pharmacy - recorded two 40+ assist performances during the week - 41 in a 3-1 loss to Friends and 46 in a 3-2 loss to Arlington Baptist
• Saylah Rae, Cottey - recorded a career-high 31 assists in the Comets' 3-0 win over Dallas Christian.

Nominees: Adalyn Dura (Central Baptist), Saylah Rea (Cottey), Delaney Eggemeyer (Hannibal-LaGrange), Isa Smith (Harris-Stowe), Jenna Brinson (Health Sciences & Pharmacy), Emma Whitson (Stephens)

2025 AMC Volleyball Players of the Week Winners (Attacker; Defender; Setter):
Week One (Aug. 25): Kyla McReynolds (Harris-Stowe); Jehireh Williams (Harris-Stowe); Isa Smith (Harris-Stowe)
Week Two (Sept. 1): Lena Hunziker (Stephens); Jatnna Pena-Perez (Stephens); Emma Whitson (Stephens)

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