BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the Volleyball Weekly awards for November 10, 2026, where Prairie View A&M’s Camille Middleton was named Offensive Player of the Week followed by Najah Harris earning Defensive Player of the Week. Rounding out the awards, Alabama State swept the final two categories with Kamrynn Clay earning Setter of the Week and Alexis Williams earning Newcomer of the Week.
 
SWAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week: Camille Middleton, Prairie View A&M
The Sophomore from Fort Worth, Texas delivered an outstanding offensive performance this week, helping lead the Lady Panthers to a pair of come-from-behind victories over Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action. Middleton was a key contributor in both victories, recording 46 kills, while hitting a combined .284. She also added three service aces and 26.5 points across the two matches. Against Bethune-Cookman, Middleton helped spark the Lady Panthers' comeback from a two-set deficit to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory. She led the offensive charge with 25 kills on 62 attempts, hitting .242 while adding 15 digs and 28.0 points. Her 25-kill performance provided a major offensive spark as Prairie View A&M rallied to complete the five-set comeback. Middleton followed that performance with another impressive showing against Florida A&M, helping the Lady Panthers overcome an opening-set loss to earn a 3-1 victory. She recorded 21 kills on 54 attempts, posted an impressive .333 hitting percentage and contributed 11 digs and 24.5 points. Her efficiency and offensive consistency were instrumental in securing the second consecutive comeback win. This marks Middleton’s second weekly award of the season.
 
SWAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week: Najah Harris, Southern
The Senior from Dallas, Texas broke the Southern rally scoring era record for digs in a season with 517 with the previous record being at 15. Harris led the SWAC and ranked 3rd in the NCAA with 6.33 digs per set and was ranked 2nd in the SWAC and 3rd in the NCAA with 53 digs. She opened the week finishing with 19 digs in a sweep at UAPB, added two assists and followed with a career-high 34 digs against Grambling, added seven assists and two aces. Harris adds her third weekly award of the season.
 
SWAC Volleyball Setter of the Week: Kamrynn Clay, Alabama State
The Junior from Saint Hedwig, Texas helped the Alabama State women's volleyball to two more road wins on the weekend with a pair of strong performances, tallying 90 set assists across seven sets against Mississippi Valley State and Jackson State on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The third-year Hornet averaged nearly 13 assists per set, committing just one error on nearly 100 attempts on the stellar week. She added eight digs, six kills, five aces and a pair of block assists to lead the way for the Black and Gold.Her best performance came in a four-set outing against Jackson State, as she notched 53 assists - her third 50-assist match of the season, to go along with five aces, four digs, four kills, and a .571 attack percentage in the team's 3-1 win over the Tigers. This marks Clay’s fifth weekly award of the season.
 
SWAC Volleyball Newcomer of the Week: Alexis Williams, Alabama State
The Junior Middle Block from Lawton, Oklahoma led the attack for the Alabama State women's volleyball team in each of its matches this week, tallying 35 kills and four total blocks across seven sets against Mississippi Valley State and Jackson State on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The junior transfer from Southeastern Oklahoma State averaged five kills per set, attacking at a 47 percent rate in two victories for the Black and Gold, leading the team with double-digit kills in both outings. Her best performance came against Jackson State, where she sent down 18 kills while adding two digs and two block assists in the four-set victory Williams is the most efficient Hornet attacker, tied for ninth in the SWAC in hitting percentage (.285) while sitting among the conference leaders in kills (208) and total attacks (484). This marks Williams’ second weekly award of the season.
 
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

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