Trey Burnett

COLBY, Kan. – Seward County volleyball sophomore outside hitter Mariana Silva was named the week nine Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday, the league announced.

Silva, a native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, earns the honor for a second time this season as she led the Saints to a 1-1 week. She earned her first honor of the season in week five on Sept. 23rd.

Seward earned its highest ranked win dating back to the spring 2021 season on Wednesday when they handed No. 9 Colby its first conference loss this year. Silva played a big part in that, landing 22 kills on 55 attempts (.291) and adding six digs and a block. In the Saints 3-1 loss to Garden City on Saturday at home, Silva finished with a double-double as she put together 16 kills to go with 15 digs and two solo blocks.

Silva has landed double digit kills in 19 of the Saints 23 matches this season. Her 3.84 kills per set ranks second best in the KJCCC Division 1 while her 342 total kills are third best.

Click here to view the release from the KJCCC.

Silva and the Saints return to the court on Wednesday as they travel to Concordia for a 6:30 p.m. match with the Cloud County Thunderbirds. The Saints play at home on Saturday hosting Hutchinson at 2 p.m.