LANCASTER, Pa. – Nala Shearer (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County), a junior on the Gettysburg volleyball team, has been named Centennial Conference (CC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 1-6.

It is the second time in her career that she has claimed the conference's weekly honor.

Shearer led the Bullets (4-1) defense in a 4-1 start to the season for the Bullets. She tallied 118 digs in the four matches, averaging 6.21 per set. She had no fewer than 16 digs in any match and eclipsed the 20-dig mark in three of the five matches, including a career-high 36 in a five-setter against Bridgewater to wrap up the Battlefield Classic. She also chipped in 20 assists and seven aces.

Gettysburg returns to action at York (Pa.) on Wednesday. Match time is 7 p.m.