ORU's Oliveira, UMKC's Fossier Collect Volleyball Awards

ORU's Oliveira, UMKC's Fossier Collect Volleyball Awards

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OFFENSIVE

Jackie Oliveira, Oral Roberts

Sr., RS, Minas Gerais, Brazil/UNORP HS

Oliveira earns her second Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading ORU to a 1-2 record last week in the Florida International Invitational last week. She recorded a match and season-high 24 kills in the 3-2 win over Penn and averaged 3.62 kills on the week. Oliveira had a .225 hitting percentage, along with averaging 0.46 assists, 0.46 aces, 2.24 digs and 0.92 blocks in the three matches. This season, Oliveira leads the Golden Eagles in kills per set (3.22) and points per set (3.88).

Also nominated: Brianna Kern, Centenary; Ashley Dillon, IPFW; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI; Brittany Fossier, UMKC; Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State; Leah Dupuie, Oakland; Monique Houston, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Sept. 2 - Jackie Oliveira, ORU; Sept. 8 - Jennifer Lopez, NDSU.


DEFENSIVE

Brittany Fossier, UMKC

Fr., MH, Plano, Texas/Plano Senior HS
Fossier collects Defensive Player of the Week honors after breaking the UMKC single-match record for blocks with 11 in the 3-2 victory over Southeastern Louisiana, en route to leading the Kangaroos to a 2-2 record last week. She averaged 1.07 blocks, 0.40 digs and 2.40 kills per set in four matches. The 11 blocks, the most in a single match in The Summit League this season, also helped UMKC finished with a total of 17 team blocks in the match.

Also nominated: Kayla Tibaldo, Centenary; Christine Simon, IPFW; Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State; Leah Dupuie, Oakland; Carol Garbato, Oral Roberts; Elise Crnjak, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Sept. 2 - Lauren Duquette, OU; Sept. 8 - Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI.