ORU's Novakovic and NDSU's Lopez Claim Weekly Honors
OFFENSIVE
Danijela Novakovic, Oral Roberts
Sr., OH, Rijeka, Croatia/Ekonomska Skola
Novakovic
earns the Offensive Player of the Week award after leading Oral
Roberts to a pair of three-set road victories at IUPUI and Western
Illinois last week. She led ORU with 27 kills during the weekend,
including a season-high 15 at IUPUI and a match-high 12 at WIU. In
the win over the Jaguars, Novakovic set career-highs with two solo
blocks and five block assists. She hit above .300 in both matches
and recorded a .355 hitting percentage for the week.
Also nominated: Jennifer Kunze, Centenary; Rebekah Roehm, IPFW;
Kalyse Reimbold, IUPUI; Christiana McQuin, UMKC; Lauren McLaughlin,
NDSU; Mackenzie Angner, SDSU; Adrienne Leone, Oakland; Monique
Houston, 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.
DEFENSIVE
Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State
Jr., OH, Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS
Lopez
collects Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping North
Dakota State to a pair of three-set road wins at Oakland and IPFW
that kept the Bison unbeaten in Summit League play. She averaged
7.50 digs per match during the weekend and totaled 21 against IPFW,
the best in a three-set Summit League match this season and the
ninth-highest three-set match total in NDSU history. Normally an
outside hitter, Lopez has been playing as the libero due to foot
and knee injuries.
Also nominated: Jamie Schwartz, IPFW; Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI;
Alexandra Miller, UMKC; Lauren Duquette, Oakland; Carol Garbato,
Oral Roberts; Elise Crnjak, 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.
