NDSU's Stuewe, IPFW's Jankowski Earn Weekly Honors

NDSU's Stuewe, IPFW's Jankowski Earn Weekly Honors

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OFFENSIVE

Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State

Sr., MH, Hamburg, Minn./Mayer Lutheran HS

Stuewe earns Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after leading the Bison to a crucial win over rival South Dakota State last week. She averaged 5.50 kills on .415 hitting, 3.25 digs and 2.00 blocks per game. Stuewe had eight of her match-high 22 kills in the fourth game as the two teams played to 19 ties. She connected on the final three kills in a row to give NSDU the game four victory.

Also nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Devika Bellamy, IUPUI; Sarah Johnson, UMKC; Janete Ferreira, Oral Roberts; Erin Frick, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Oct. 15 - Thais Parada, Oral Roberts; 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 for the second week in a row after leading IPFW to its sixth and seventh consecutive Summit League victories and setting a school single-match digs record last week. In a sweep of UMKC, she recorded 23 digs. She followed that up with a career-high 39 digs in a five-game win over Oakland, a new single-match record for the 'Dons. Jankowski averaged 7.75 digs per game on the week and now has 2,066 career digs.

Also nominated: Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Jamie Hagerman, UMKC; Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State; Lauren Duquette, Oakland; Nicole Weis, Oral Roberts; Amy Sauerwein, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Oct. 15 - Peachy Jankowski, IPFW; 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.