IRVING, Texas - Florida Atlantic senior Maja Ristic is the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week after her combined 40 kills led the Owls to a pair of league victories last week, improving their C-USA record to 5-1. A pair of juniors from Rice earn C-USA accolades this week as Portia Okafor is the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week, while Madison McDaniel garners C-USA Setter of the Week honors. Marshall's Madison Hill continues to lead the conference in hitting percentage and is the C-USA Freshman of the Week for the second time this year.

C-USA Offensive Player of the Week - Maja Ristic, Florida Atlantic, Sr., OH, Brcko, Bosnia
Ristic led Florida Atlantic to a 2-0 week as the senior registered a combined 40 kills over Rice and North Texas. She also added 15 digs against Rice and 16 digs against North Texas for her seventh and eighth double-doubles of the season. Ristic's 21 kills against Rice marked a season high for the outside hitter. Her 3.49 kills per set ranks fifth among C-USA leaders. This is Ristic's first career weekly award.

C-USA Defensive Player of the Week - Portia Okafor, Rice, Jr., MB, Lewisville, Texas
Okafor led the Owls to a 2-1 record last week, including a pair of sweeps. The junior tallied 20.0 blocks in 11 sets (1.82 per set) and had at least six blocks in all three matches. Okafor's seven blocks against Marshall were the third most by a C-USA player in three-set matches this season. Her 39 blocks during conference play lead all C-USA players and her 1.23 blocks per set on the season ranks second. This is Okafor's first weekly award this season and marks the third of her career.

C-USA Setter of the Week - Madison McDaniel, Rice, Jr., S, The Woodlands, Texas
McDaniel registered 127 total assists last week, good for 11.55 assists per set. She also recorded her league-leading 14^th and 15^th double-doubles of the season racking up 49 assists and 13 digs against Florida Atlantic, and 38 assists and 13 digs against UAB. McDaniel's 271 assists in conference play ranks third among C-USA leaders and her 869 total assists is a league best. This is McDaniel's seventh career C-USA weekly award and her second in 2016.

C-USA Freshman of the Week - Madison Hill, Marshall, Fr., MB, Rockwall, Texas
Hill paced the Thundering Herd to a 2-1 record last week with stellar all-around play. The freshman registered a career-high eight blocks against FIU, while also notching 13 kills at a .706 clip, the second-highest hitting percentage in C-USA matches this season. Hill also hit .562 against Louisiana Tech to improve her league-leading .444 hitting percentage, which ranks sixth among national leaders. This is Hill's second career weekly award.


2016 C-USA Offensive Players of the Week
Offensive
A29 - Alyssa Cavanaugh, WKU
S6 - Stephany Purdue, Southern Miss
S12 - Dajana Boskovic, UTSA
S19 - Dajana Boskovic, UTSA
S26 - Chelsey Harris, Rice
O3 - Dajana Boskovic, UTSA
O10 - Alyssa Cavanaugh, WKU
O17 - Maja Ristic, Florida Atlantic

Defensive
A29 - Lee Ann Cunningham, Rice
S6 - Allie Kellerman, Marshall
S12 - Shelby Williams, UTSA
S19 - Allie Kellerman, Marshall
S26 - Allie Kellerman, Marshall
O3 - Madison McDaniel, Rice
O10 - Allie Kellerman, Marshall
O17 - Portia Okafor, Rice

Setter
A29 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
S6 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
S12 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
S19 - Jessica Waldrip, UTSA
S26 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
O3 - Jessica Lucas, WKU
O10 - Sarah Bell, Southern Miss/Jessica Lucas, WKU
O17 - Madison McDaniel, Rice

Freshman
A29 - Catherine Repsher, Southern Miss
S6 - Grace Morgan, Rice
S12 - Jac'cara Walker, Marshall
S19 - Catherine Repsher, Southern Miss
S26 - Emma Eakin, North Texas/Madison Hill, Marshall
O3 - Catherine Repsher, Southern Miss
O10 - Jac'cara Walker, Marshall
O17 - Madison Hill, Marshall


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