NDSU's Knuth and SUU's Pelaez Capture Offensive Co-Players of the Week and NDSU's K. Lopez wins Defensive Player of the Week

NDSU's Knuth and SUU's Pelaez Capture Offensive Co-Players of the Week and NDSU's K. Lopez wins Defensive Player of the Week

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CO-OFFENSIVE
Chrissy Knuth, MH, North Dakota State
So., Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park

Knuth earns her second consecutive Offensive Player of Week and third of the year after averaging 5.17 kills per set, including 19 in a three-set victory over league foe IPFW. She also recorded a .586 hitting percentage against IPFW and averaged .456 for the week. Knuth currently leads The Summit League in hitting percentage with .386.


CO-OFFENSIVE
Analaine Pelaez, OH, Southern Utah
R-Fr., Hooper, Utah/Fremont

Pelaez captures her first Offensive Player of the Week award after averaging 5.33 kills per set in league play including a school match record 27 against IUPUI, and 21 against Western Illinois. Pelaez recorded back-to-back double doubles (kills/digs) and accounted for 55.5 of Southern Utah's 149 points on the week. The Hooper, Utah, native currently leads the league in kills (326) and kills per set with 4.18

Also nominated: Mackenzie Hubbard, Centenary; Maya Schlindwein, IPFW; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI; Jamie Hagerman, UMKC; Ashley Nevelle, Oakland; Ellen Miller, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Aug. 31 - Danielle, Goodnight, IUPUI; Sept. 8 - Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Sept. 14 - Lauren McLaughlin, North Dakota State/Ellyce Youngren, South Dakota State; Sept. 21 - Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State; Sept. 28 - Juliane Vieira, Oral Roberts; Oct. 5 - Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Oct. 12 - Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State.


DEFENSIVE
Kelly Lopez, OH, North Dakota State
Glyndon, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Lopez earns her second Defensive Player of the Week after recording 42 digs in six sets last week, averaging 7.00 per set against league competition. Against Oakland, Lopez recorded her third straight 25-dig match. The 25 digs are the third most by a Bison player in three-set match records. Lopez added seven assists during the week, an average of 1.17 per set.

Also nominated: Bethany Kern, Centenary; Jamie Schwartz, IPFW; Rachel Holmes, IUPUI; Brittany Fossier, UMKC; Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Courtney Lelepali, Southern Utah; Brooke Stittleburg, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Aug. 31 - Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Sept. 8 - Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State; Sept. 14 - Rachel Holmes, IUPUI; Sept 21 - Ellen Miller, Western Illinois; Cassidy Holmes, Oral Roberts; Oct. 5 - Jamie Schwartz, IPFW; Oct. 12 - Brittany Dunn, Oakland.