MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Volleyball Players of the Week. Medney Garraux of Life earned Attacker of the Week honors, Brenyn Wilbanks of Blue Mountain Christian won Setter of the Week and Lola Blancher went back-to-back for Defender of the Week.
 
Attacker: Medney Garraux (Life – FR – OH – Marco Island, Fla.)

• This is her second career weekly honor with her first coming in Week 2 this season
• Garraux had 11 kills and a .714 hitting percentage against Xavier in her only match
• Additionally, she had two aces, nine digs and a block

 
Setter: Brenyn Wilbanks (Blue Mountain Christian – FR – S – Corinth, Miss.)

• This is her first career weekly honor
• In a 6-2 system, Wilbanks had 34 assists on the weekend, averaging 5.67 per set
• She also had three aces against Wesleyan

 
Defender: Lola Blancher (Loyola – SO – DS – New Orleans, La.)

• This is her fourth career weekly honor, all of which are from this season
• Blancher had 32 digs in a 2-0 week for Loyola, averaging four a set
• She put up five aces and had a kill on the week as well