ARLINGTON, Texas (October 5, 2026) – The United Athletic Conference announced their weekly awards for volleyball on Monday, honoring senior libero Ava Martindale with the UAC Defensive Player of the Week and junior setter Kinslee McGowan with UAC Setter of the Week. 

McGowan earned her seventh career setter of the week and third this season in the newly-formed UAC. This past week, over two conference wins, she had 93 assists to average 13.29 assists per set. McGowan also reached a season high against Central Arkansas on Oct. 3 with 55 assists.  

McGowan continues to lead the conference in assists per set, with an average of 10.44. 

Martindale earned the UAC Defensive Player of the Week award after recording 46 digs over two matches to average 6.57 digs per set. She also recorded a season high against Central Arkansas on Oct. 3 with 26 digs, just three shy of her career high of 29. 

Martindale ranks second in the UAC with a 4.98 digs per set average. This is her third UAC Defensive Player of the Week this season.  

North Alabama continues conference play with a road stint this week against Austin Peay on Thursday, Oct. 8 and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 10.  

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