ATLANTA, Ga. - For the second time this season, senior Kasey Laird has been named Southern Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week for her outstanding performance this past weekend.

Laird had a monster weekend both offensively and defensively for Millsaps, picking up 22 total kills, 32 total digs and 12 total blocks in wins over Hendrix and Rhodes. For the weekend, Laird had a .431 hitting percentage.

Her biggest night came on Friday against the Warriors where she picked up 17 kills, 18 digs and nine blocks in a 3-1 victory. She averaged 4.25 kills per set, 4.5 digs per set,and 2.25 blocks per set to lead Millsaps. She also had an incredible hitting percentage of .485.

She came back on Saturday as Millsaps cruised to a dominating 3-0 win over Rhodes. Laird picked up five kills to go along with 14 digs and three more blocks to earn the Defensive Player of the Week distinction.

Laird was also named Defensive Player of the Week in Week One of the SAA voting. She is having an incredible year as she is second in the SAA with 3.56 kills per set, third in the SAA with 0.98 blocks per set, and fourth in the SAAf with 4.04 digs per set.

The Majors have a monster game on Wednesday night at Birmingham-Southern as they look to climb back towards the top of the standings and then take on Centre and Sewanee on the road.