RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech senior right side hitter
Henley Hooks has been named as the latest Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week as it was announced by the league office on Monday.
It is the first GAC weekly award this season for Hooks and the Golden Suns and is the second of her career.
A native of Benton, Hooks was a key contributor offensively for the Golden Suns in their 2-0 week of conference matches this past week as Tech beat Southwestern Oklahoma and Northwestern Oklahoma. For the week, Hooks would total 30 kills and averaged 3.33 kills/set.
In the match against Southwestern Oklahoma, Hooks had a season-high 21 kills. Going into the match, she needed just seven kills to become the 18
th Golden Sun all-time to reach 1,000-career kills.