Flagle Earns Third Career CL Defender of the Week Honor

CL Athletes of the Week (Oct. 21-27) | TU Honors Page

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its athletes of the week on Monday for performances from Oct. 21 through 27, and McKaylah Flagle earned the title of Volleyball Defender of the Week for the third time in her career.

Flagle, who collected a Defender of the Week award once each in 2022 and 2023, picked up her first such honor this season by averaging 6.14 digs per set across two matches. She also was nearly perfect on serve-receives (48-of-49) and totaled two service aces and four assists throughout the week.

The New Palestine, Indiana, native kicked off the week by digging out 26 opposition attacks in a 3-1 win over Spring Arbor on Oct. 23. That performance marked the libero's third straight match of tallying at least 25 digs, and it was part of a collective defensive effort that saw the Trojans reach 75-plus digs for a fourth consecutive match – their longest streak since 2017-2018.

Flagle followed with another stellar performance of 17 digs in just three sets versus 25th-ranked Marian on Oct. 26.

Taylor (10-17, 5-10 CL) is in a virtual three-way tie for the sixth seed in the Crossroads League with three matches remaining, and it will look to clinch its berth to the CL Tournament when it travels to play Saint Francis (10-17, 3-12) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The top eight teams in the standings make the tournament.