CHARLOTTE, NC – Accounting for 11 blocks in a three-set road sweep last week, Barton Community College freshman Ana Fabiely Fachi has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week.
Fabiely Fachi becomes the 69th Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) volleyball player since 2017 to earn national accolades, and the fifth Cougar during that span to pick up honors from the NJCAA. Of the 69 NJCAA Volleyball Player of the Week awards earned by KJCCC players, 34 have been earned by players at the NJCAA Division 1 level. The last Barton player to earn national honors prior to Fabiely Fachi was Mina Kaneko during week five of the 2025 season (September 24-30, 2025), while becoming the third KJCCC Division 1 volleyball player to earn NJCAA Division 1 Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week in 2026.
Ana Fabiely Fachi (Barton) – NJCAA D1 Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Ana Fachi anchored a dominant performance at the net in helping number 18-ranked Barton secure a road sweep at Garden City in the Cougars’ lone match of the week. Fachi had a hand in 11 blocks across the three-set victory, averaging 3.67 blocks per set with one solo rejection and 10 block assists. The freshman’s presence at the net helped Barton compile 12 total team blocks in the sweep.
