ORU's Souza and NDSU's Jennifer Lopez Share Summit League Offensive Player of the Week, NDSU's Kelly Lopez Claims Defensive Accolade

ORU's Souza and NDSU's Jennifer Lopez Share Summit League Offensive Player of the Week, NDSU's Kelly Lopez Claims Defensive Accolade

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CO-OFFENSIVE

JoJo Souza, Oral Roberts

Sr., MB, Sao Paulo, Brazil/UNORP

Souza shares the offensive player of the week after hitting .540 and averaging 3.67 kills per set while leading ORU to three straight-set victories. Souza hit .800 and had a match-high 12 kills against Centenary, after hitting .588 with a match-best 12 kills against Texas-Pan American.

CO-OFFENSIVE

Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State

Fr., S, Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS

Lopez is co-offensive player of the week after leading NDSU to a pair of sweeps while topping the team in kills, assists, aces and points. She recorded a triple-double vs. IPFW with 10 kills, 19 assists and 11 digs. In addition to averaging 6.5 assists per set and 2.67 kills, Lopez also had seven aces on the week, including five against Oakland.

Also nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Monica Suding, IUPUI; Elizabeth Beck, UMKC; Amy Golem, 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; Oct. 6 – Danijela Novakovic, ORU; Oct. 13 - Mackenzie Angner, SDSU; Oct. 20 - Mackenzie Angner, SDSU; Oct. 27 - Kalyse Reimbold, IUPUI; Nov. 3 - Chrissy Knuth, NDSU.

DEFENSIVE

Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State

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

Lopez earns her third defensive player of the week accolade after helping lead North Dakota State to consecutive sweeps to remain perfect in Summit League play. She averaged 6.33 digs per set and had 18 against IPFW and 20 vs. Oakland. Lopez has nine 20-dig matches this season, including four in her last five matches, while collecting 10 consecutive matches with double-digit dig totals.

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; Oct. 6 – Kelly Lopez, NDSU; Oct. 13 - Kelly Lopez, NDSU; Oct. 20 - Elise Crnjak, WIU; Oct. 27 - Taryn Parker, IPFW; Nov. 3 - Kylee Hervey, IPFW.