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 other rejections, holding Wichita State to a .151 hitting percentage. Two days prior, Kpea racked up seven blocks against North Texas, leading a defense that held the Mean Green to a -.010 hitting clip.
For the week, UTSA’s opponents were rejected 30 times, hitting .089 in the process. Kpea was involved in 21 blocks, averaging a staggering 2.63 blocks per set over eight frames of play. The redshirt junior now paces her team and is second in the American with 1.25 denials per set on the season, leading a defense that has posted eight or more blocks in 21 of 19 matches this fall.
Over the week, the middle blocker also tallied 12 total kills on a .450 hitting percentage and two digs. Kpea upped her season average to 1.54 kills per set on a .209 hitting percentage. In league play, her clip has climbed to .295, ranking second on the team.
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This week, Kpea will lead her squad into battle against UAB at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. Two days later, the group is slated to visit Temple, taking on the Owls at 11 a.m. CT (Noon ET) from Philadelphia. All the action in both contests will be streamed live on ESPN+ and available to follow via utsa.statbroadcast.com.
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