Sam Houston State senior Anna Ferguson and freshman Kaylee Hawkins were named the offensive and defensive players of the week respectively by vote of the league's sports information directors.

The sweep gives the Bearkats their third of the season and is the first Southland team since Stephen F. Austin in 2005 to sweep the player of the week awards with the same duo in consecutive weeks.

The Bearkats, winners of their last 11 matches (the longest winning streak by SHSU since 1994), swept the weekly awards previously on October 5 and again on the 26th giving Sam Houston four straight awards and seven of the last 10, the most awards by a Sam Houston State squad since the 1990 season.

Ferguson and Hawkins each receives their third award of the season and are the first Bearkats to win three player of the week awards since former Bearkat standout Sarah Womble in 1992.

Ferguson, a native of Dallas, led Sam Houston in kills in victories over UTSA and A&M-Corpus Christi.  She picked up her 1,000th career kill in the A&M-Corpus Christi match Saturday to move into the top-20 all-time at SHSU in career kills. Ferguson currently ranks third in the league in overall kills (386) and in kills per set (3.45). Both wins over the Roadrunners and Islanders went five sets, giving Kats 10-2 record in five-set matches this year.

Hawkins, a native of Dickinson, Texas, led the Sam Houston defense with 62 digs in two matches. Hawkins currently ranks third in the league in overall digs (429) and in digs per set (4.12). She is one of only four league players with more than 400 digs this season.

Ferguson and Hawkins aren't the only Bearkats ranked among the Southland's leaders. Freshman setter Michelle Miller ranks third in the league in assists per set, averaging 9.74. Sam Houston has won 15 of its 21 matches since Miller took over setting duties for the Kats.

Leaders in the Southland Conference West Division with an 11-1 league record, the Bearkats play their final four regular season matches on the road. Sam Houston travels to UTA Thursday and Texas State Saturday. The final weekend of the year, the Kats play at Central Arkansas and Northwestern State.

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