IPFW's Schlindwein and OU's Dunn Garner Volleyball Player of the Week Awards

IPFW's Schlindwein and OU's Dunn Garner Volleyball Player of the Week Awards

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ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Maya Schlindwein and Oakland's Brittany Dunn were named Summit League Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 11 - 17.


OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Maya Schlindwein, IPFW
Sr., OH (Nova Petropolis, Brazil/Colegio Cenecista Frederico Michaelsen)
 Schlindwein earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week Award after leading the Mastodons to an undefeated weekend with wins over South Dakota State (3-2) and North Dakota State (3-0), putting the squad in a tie for first-place with Southern Utah. She started off the weekend with a season-high 26 kills against SDSU only two shy of her career-best. Schlindwein then led her team to first season sweep of North Dakota State and the first 4-0 season record against NDSU and SDSU in league history. On the weekend, she recorded 39 kills, averaging 4.88 per set with a .308 clip, added 17 digs, three blocks, three service aces and two assists. Schlindwein has tallied double-digit kill performances in 13 consecutive matches and currently ranks second in the league in overall kills (3.53 per set) and third in league action (3.67 per set).

Also nominated: Kalyse Reimbold, IUPUI; Kelsey Knoche, UMKC; Meghan Bray, Oakland; Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State; Tatum Fredeen, Oral Roberts; Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State; Brittany Clark, Southern Utah; Cait Egan, Western Illinois.

Previous Winners: Oct. 11 - Megan Lamberston, North Dakota State; Oct. 4 - Analaine Pelaez, Southern Utah; Sept. 27 - Jordan Kissman, North Dakota State; Sept. 20 - Analaine Pelaez, Southern Utah; Sept. 13 - Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW; Sept. 7 - Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State; Aug. 30 - Ellyce Youngren, South Dakota State


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brittany Dunn, Oakland
Sr., DS (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green)
 Dunn becomes the first volleyball player in league history to garner three consecutive Player of the Week honors (not including Co-Player of the Week awards) as she collects her fifth career Defensive Player of the Week award after extending her double-digit dig streak to 19 matches. She helped the Golden Grizzlies upset North Dakota State, 3-2, leading the defensive efforts with a career-high 33 digs. For the weekend, Dunn totaled 61 digs, averaging 6.10 per set. She is currently third in the league in overall digs averaging 4.99 per set, second in league play averaging 5.33 per set. She has also collected double-digit digs in 21 of her 22 matches on the season and moved into the top-20 in league history, now ranked 17th with 1,304 career digs.

Also nominated: Tessa McGill, IPFW; Christiana McQuin, UMKC; Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Caitlin Jensen, Southern Utah; Ellen Miller, Western Illinois

Previous Winners: Oct. 11 - Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Oct. 4 - Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Sept. 27 - Demetra Williams, UMKC; Sept. 20 - Tessa McGill, IPFW Sept. 13 - Nicole Kerkman, UMKC; Sept. 7 - Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Aug. 30 - Tessa McGill, IPFW

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