SDSU's Angner, WIU's Crnjak Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

SDSU's Angner, WIU's Crnjak Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mackenzie Angner, South Dakota State
Sr., OH, Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy

Angner collects her second consecutive Offensive Player of the Week accolades after leading South Dakota State to a pair of weekend wins over Centenary and UMKC. Angner is the first offensive player to earn back-to-back Summit League honors this season. Against UMKC, Angner recorded 25 kills, a school-record for a three-set match, hit .420 and had 13 digs. The performance extended her kills and digs double-double streak to eight matches after beginning the weekend with 14 kills and 11 digs against Centenary. Angner averaged 6.50 kills and 4.00 digs per set in the two matches.

Also nominated: Ashley Dillon, IPFW; Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Elizabeth Beck, UMKC; Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State; Amy Golem, Oakland; Janete Ferreira, Oral Roberts; Erin Frick, 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; Oct. 13 - Mackenzie Angner, SDSU.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Elise Crnjak, Western Illinois
Jr., DS, Chicago, Ill./Marist

Crnjak earns Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting the top two three-set dig totals in The Summit League this season. In a 3-0 win over Oakland Saturday, she racked up 25 digs, one night after a 24-dig performance against IPFW, to total 8.17 per set over the weekend. Crnjak leads the league in overall digs (404) and digs per set (4.93). She improved her digs average per set that ranked 36th nationally entering the weekend.

Also nominated: Kylee Hervey, IPFW, Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI; Alexandra Miller, UMKC; Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State; Lauren Duquette, Oakland.

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; Oct. 13 - Kelly Lopez, NDSU.