OU's Leone, NDSU's Fagnan Earn Volleyball Honors
OFFENSIVE
Adrienne
Leone,
Oakland
So., OH,
Clinton Township, Mich./Fraser HS
Leone earns
Offensive Player of the Week honors after being named MVP of the
Oakland Volleyball Tournament for her role in the Golden Grizzlies'
three wins over LaSalle, St. Francis and Toledo. In the five-game,
come-from-behind win over Toledo, she finished with a season-high
17 kills to go along with three digs and three blocks. She also
posted 13 kills on .393 hitting vs. LaSalle. For the week, Leone
averaged 3.73 kills, 1.00 digs and 0.64 blocks per game. It marked
the first time since 2003 that Oakland had won two straight matches
and the first time since joining Division I that the Golden
Grizzlies have won three straight matches.
(Also
nominated: Danielle Bochat, Centenary; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI;
Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Jamie Hagerman, UMKC; Jackie Oliveira, Oral
Roberts; Amy Anderson, South Dakota State; Ashley Baker, Western
Illinois).
DEFENSIVE
Kari
Fagnan, North Dakota State
Sr., L,
Fridley, Minn./Fridley HS
Fagnan nabs
Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 6.36 digs per
game last week. Against McNeese State, she had a team-high 29 digs
to help NDSU break its four-game record for digs with 114. She also
tallied 27 digs in a loss to host UIC en route to being named to
the UIC Invitational all-tournament team.
(Also
nominated: Ashlee Freeman, Centenary; Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Mandy
Tipton, UMKC; Lauren Duquette, Oakland; JoJo Souza, Oral Roberts;
Samantha Pearson, South Dakota State; Lindsay Muehlbauer, Western
Illinois).
