ORU's Parada, IPFW's Jankowski Earn Weekly Awards

ORU's Parada, IPFW's Jankowski Earn Weekly Awards

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OFFENSIVE
Thais Parada, Oral Roberts
Jr., S, Sao Paulo, Brazil/Mackenzie
Parada earns Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading the Golden Eagles to a 2-0 record against two of the league's toughest opponents to give ORU sole possession of first place in The Summit League standings. She finished the week with 110 assists, averaging 12.22 per game. She posted a season-high 61 assists and a team-high 20 digs against North Dakota State for her third double-double of the season. She was just shy of her first triple-double of the year by tacking on eight kills. Parada also dished out 49 assists in a four-game win over the Jackrabbits.
Also nominated: Jessica Miller, IPFW; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI; Kelly Gettinger, UMKC; Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State; Kristina Martin, South Dakota State; Monique Houston, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Oct. 8 - Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Oct. 1 - Brooke VandenBergh, North Dakota State; Sept. 24 - Kristina Martin, South Dakota State; Sept. 17 - Jackie Oliveira, Oral Roberts; Sept. 10 - Adrienne Leone, Oakland; Sept. 4 - Jessica Miller, IPFW; Aug. 27 - Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State.
DEFENSIVE
Peachy Jankowski, IPFW
Sr., L, Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS
Jankowski receives Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading IPFW to a perfect record and breaking the 2,000-dig plateau in a pair of Summit League victories last week. In a sweep of UMKC, she recorded 11 digs. She followed that up with 29 digs in a five-game win over Western Illinois, during which the Mastodons set a new team record with 119 digs. Jankowski averaged 5.00 digs per game on the week and now has 2,004 career digs.
Also nominated: Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Sarah Johnson, UMKC; Kari Fagnan, North Dakota State; Jocelyn Swier, Oral Roberts; Samantha Pearson, South Dakota State; Amy Sauerwein, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Oct. 8 - Michelle Donnelly, Western Illinois; Oct. 1 - Amy Anderson, South Dakota State; Sept. 24 - Samantha Pearson, South Dakota State; Sept. 17 - Samantha Pearson, South Dakota State; Lauren Duquette, Oakland; Sept. 10 - Kari Fagnan, North Dakota State; Sept. 4 - Samantha Pearson, South Dakota State; Aug. 27 - Kari Fagnan, North Dakota State.