ORU's Oliveira, OU's Duquette Nab Volleyball Awards
OFFENSIVE
Jackie
Oliveira, Oral Roberts
Sr.,
RS, Minas Gerais, Brazil/UNORP
Oliveira
earns Offensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 3.50
kills on .229 hitting, 2.44 digs, 1.00 blocks and 0.17 service aces
en route to being named Sun Bowl Invitational MVP. ORU had three
three-game victories at the tournament, while Oliveira recorded a
match-high four block assists vs. UTEP. She also had a match-high
11 kills in the loss to No. 2 Nebraska last week and was one kill
shy of recording double-digit kills in each match.
Also
nominated: Jessica Miller, IPFW; Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Mandy
Tipton, UMKC; Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State; Jenna Lange,
Oakland; Sarah Trimpe, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE
Lauren
Duquette, Oakland
Sr., L,
Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley HS
Duquette earns
Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 5.64 digs per
set en route to helping the Golden Grizzlies to a 2-1 record last
week at the Niagara Tournament. Duquette recorded 31 total digs in
a 3-2 victory over host Niagara and had 62 digs in the three
matches. She also added one block assist, a service ace and five
assists for Oakland.
Also
nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Chelsea Bastin, IUPUI; Jamie
Hagerman, UMKC; Abbey Perez, North Dakota State; Carol Garbato,
Oral Roberts; Elise Crnjack, Western Illinois.
