SDSU's Angner and NDSU's Lopez Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

SDSU's Angner and NDSU's Lopez Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

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OFFENSIVE

Mackenzie Angner, South Dakota State

Sr., OH, Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy

Angner earns Offensive Player of the Week accolades after leading South Dakota State to a pair of weekend wins over Western Illinois and IUPUI. She established career highs in both kills and digs with 33 and 25, respectively, against IUPUI. Angner set a season-high with a .323 hitting percentage against WIU and topped that mark at .371 vs. the Jaguars. For the weekend, Anger averaged 6.67 kills and 4.44 digs per match while hitting .348.

Also nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Kalyse Reimbold, IUPUI; Christiana McQuin, UMKC; Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State; Amy Golem, Oakland; JoJo Souza, Oral Roberts; Krissy Bergquist, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Sept. 2 - Jackie Oliveira, ORU; Sept. 8 - Jennifer Lopez, NDSU; Sept. 15 - Jackie Oliveira, ORU; Sept. 22 - Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Sept. 29 - Chrissy Knuth, NDSU; Oct. 6 – Danijela Novakovic, ORU.

DEFENSIVE

Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State

Jr., OH, Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS

Lopez becomes the Summit League's first two-time Defensive Player of the Week this season and the first player to earn honors in consecutive weeks after helping North Dakota State stay undefeated in league play with wins over IUPUI and Western Illinois. She set a career-high with 35 digs, the second-highest total in school history, against the Westerwinds. In the match prior, Lopez had a match-high 29 digs, a total that ranks fifth in NDSU history for four-set matches. Her weekend performance as libero helped her take over the Summit League lead with 5.81 digs per league match.

Also nominated: Jamie Schwartz, IPFW; Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Alexandra Miller, UMKC; Lauren Duquette, Oakland; Carol Carbato, Oral Roberts; Sarah Trimpe, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Sept. 2 - Lauren Duquette, OU; Sept. 8 - Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Sept. 15 - Brittany Fossier, UMKC; Sept. 22 - Jamie Schwartz, IPFW; Sept. 29 - Janete Ferreira, ORU; Oct. 6 – Kelly Lopez, NDSU.