RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Southland Conference (SLC) announced weekly volleyball awards Monday, and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) freshman setter Lana Rnjak earned her fifth SLC Setter of the Week award of the season, and second consecutive week receiving the honor.
 
Rnjak totaled 109 assists in two road matches as UTRGV went 1-1, losing to Southeastern in five sets and beating LSU New Orleans in four. Her 109 assists were the third-most in Division I from Oct. 19-25. She had a career-high 54 assists against Southeastern on Oct. 22, then topped it with 55 in the win over LSU New Orleans on Oct. 24. Both totals were the most by a Southland Conference player this season.
 
Rnjak averaged 12.11 assists per set on the week. She had three kills, nine digs, three blocks and one service ace against Southeastern, and added three kills, seven digs and four blocks against LSU New Orleans. She leads the conference with an average of 11.43 assists per set in league matches.
 
She also helped a pair of hitters earn career highs. Outside hitter Martina Franco had a career-high 21 kills against Southeastern, then topped it with 23 against LSU New Orleans. Middle blocker Julianna Bryant also had a career high on Saturday with 17 kills.
 
UTRGV plays at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dugan Wellness Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
 
UTRGV Volleyball's 2026 SLC Weekly Awards 
Lana Rnjak, SLC Setter of the Week, Sept. 7
Lana Rnjak, SLC Setter of the Week, Sept. 28
Lana Rnjak, SLC Setter of the Week, Oct. 5
Julianna Bryant, SLC Defender of the Week, Oct. 19
Lana Rnjak, SLC Setter of the Week, Oct. 19
Lana Rnjak, SLC Setter of the Week, Oct. 26

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