Volleyball Weekly Awards Announced

Volleyball Weekly Awards Announced

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OFFENSIVE
Elizabeth Beck, OH, UMKC
So., Omaha, Neb./Duchesne Academy

Beck earns her first Offensive Player of the Week nod after recording a season-high 17 kills against Oakland and 11 against IPFW for an average of 3.50 per set. Beck led the Kangaroos in kills in all three matches last week, including league wins at IPFW and Oakland to solidify the No. 4 seed in The Summit League Volleyball Tournament. The Omaha, Neb., native also garnered a .474 hitting percentage against Oakland, and .378 hitting percentage against IPFW and hit .426 in league play.

Also nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI; Lauren McLaughlin, North Dakota State; 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; Oct. 19 - Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State/Analaine Pelaez, Southern Utah; Oct. 26 - Kelsey Knoche, UMKC; Nov. 2 - Brynn Joki, North Dakota State; Nov 9 - Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI.


DEFENSIVE
Shari Bernhardt, L, IUPUI
So., Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield

Bernhardt claims her third Defensive Player of the week in the last four weeks after posting a career-high 37 digs against Western Illinois, the second-highest total in The Summit League this season for an average of 7.4 digs per set. The sophomore helped extend the Jaguars' school record win total to 20 and a No. 2 seed in The Summit League Volleyball Tournament.

Also nominated: Taryn Parker, IPFW; Brittany Fossier, UMKC; Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State; Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Cassidy Holmes, Oral Roberts; Bridget Murphy, 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; Oct. 19 - Kelly Lopez, North Dakota State; Oct. 26 - Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Nov. 2 - Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Nov. 9 - Christiana McQuin, UMKC.