Ashley Engle (Texas), a senior setter for the Longhorns, has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week, it was announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Tuesday. 

The Yorba Linda, Calif.-native was also tabbed as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and is the first league player to receive this national accolade in 2009. Karina Garlington from Kansas was the last student-athlete to earn the award (Nov. 10, 2008).

She earned the award after leading the second-ranked Longhorns to a perfect 3-0 record at the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic, which included wins over three top-20 opponents. In Texas' first match, a 3-1 triumph over then-No. 10 California, Engle dished out 32 assists and guided the Longhorn attackers to a .316 hitting percentage, while also adding 12 kills, five digs, three blocks and an ace. Engle followed that with her best outing of the weekend in a four-set victory over host, then-No. 4 Hawai'i, recording her first-career triple-double with 38 assists, 13 kills and 13 digs. The senior capped tournament play with a 27-assist, seven-kill, seven-dig outing in the Longhorns' sweep of then-No 18 Saint Louis.

For the week, Engle averaged 8.82 assists, 2.91 kills, 2.27 digs and 3.36 points per set.  Engle becomes the fifth student-athlete from Texas to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week award, the last was her teammate Destinee Hooker who was honored on Oct. 1, 2007.