NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Bengisu Kazazlar is the Red River Athletic Conference Setter of the Week in women's volleyball for Sept. 25-Oct. 1.
        The RRAC announced Monday the award, Kazazlar's second this season.
        Kazazlar, a 5-foot-9 setter from Izmir, Turkey, ran an offense that hit .343 in two matches — a season-best .388 Saturday — in an RRAC sweep at Texas College. Her series totals included 61 assists, 10.17 assists per set, nine kills, three aces, 12 digs, four blocks and a .471 hitting percentage in 17 attacks. Saturday she produced her eighth assist-dig double-double of her freshman season.
        Five from XULA volleyball have won a collective nine RRAC weekly awards this season. At least one XULA athlete was cited in each of the six weeks.
        Next for XULA — 11-4 overall and the leader in the RRAC at 8-0 — will be a two-match RRAC home series at the Convocation Center against Huston-Tillotson: 7 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

XULA women's volleyball 2023 Red River Athletic Conference Players of the Week
•  Aug. 21-27:  Bengisu Kazazlar, setter; Taylor Parker, defender
•  Aug. 28-Sept. 3:  Amani Mason, attacker; Ruxandra Flueras, defender
•  Sept. 4-10:  Kennedy Wade, attacker; Ruxandra Flueras, defender
•  Sept. 11-17:  Ruxandra Flueras, defender
•  Sept. 18-24:  Taylor Parker, attacker
•  Sept. 25-Oct. 1:  Bengisu Kazazlar, setter

Photo of Bengisu Kazazlar by Yamlak Tsega