Setter of the Week
Rhys Layton – Montana Tech
Setter | Senior | Eagle, Idaho
Layton helped (RV) Montana Tech post a 2-1 record at the Tigers Kickoff Invite hosted by Olivet Nazarene (Ill.).
The senior setter racked up 107 assists over 15 sets, averaging 7.13 assists per set. She also contributed 34 digs, eight service aces, four kills and a block while recording an assists-digs double-double in all three matches.
Layton opened the tournament with 25 assists, 18 digs and three service aces in a five-set loss to host Olivet Nazarene. She followed with 34 assists and 10 digs as the Orediggers defeated Mount Marty (S.D.) in five sets.
She closed the weekend with a season-high 48 assists in Montana Tech’s five-set victory over Spring Arbor (Mich.). The performance marked the 15th time in Layton’s career that she surpassed 45 assists in a match. She added 12 digs to complete her third consecutive double-double.
This is Layton’s sixth career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Week award.