Ledisi Kpea named American Defensive Player of the Week

Volleyball October 19, 2026 IRVING, Texas – On Monday, the American Conference released its eighth set of weekly volleyball awards for the 2026 season. The league recognized UTSA’s Ledisi Kpea as its Defensive Player of the Week, securing the school’s first such distinction of the campaign. The middle blocker paced the Roadrunners with 21 total blocks over a 1-1 week that included a sweep of North Texas on Wednesday. On Friday, Kpea became the first student-athlete in the program’s 44-year history to tally 14 blocks in a single match. The first-year Roadrunner notched three solo blocks and assisted in 11…