IPFW Sweeps Weekly Volleyball Awards
IPFW Sweeps Weekly Volleyball Awards
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ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Megan Steenhuysen and Tessa McGill were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 17-23.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW
Jr., S
Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood
Steenhuysen garners her second career Offensive Player of the Week honor and first of the season after recording a career-best 76 assists against South Dakota State averaging 15.2 per set for the match. Her total against the Jackrabbits tied the eighth-best mark in league history for a single match. The junior setter opened the week tallying 38 assists against North Dakota State and then went on to record her sixth double-double (76 assists and 14 digs) of the season against SDSU. For the week, Steenhuysen recorded 114 assists, averaging 12.67 per set, 21 digs, five kills, one block and one service ace. She currently leads the league in assists averaging 11.09 per set with 1,009 on the season.
Also nominated: Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Ella Meier, UMKC; Megan Lambertson, North Dakota State; Taylor Humm, Oakland; Tatum Fredeen, Oral Roberts; Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Kelli Feigen, South Dakota State; Cashaana Renfro, Southern Utah; Cait Egan, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Aug. 29 - Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State; Sept. 6 - Elizabeth McVicker, Oral Roberts; Sept. 12 - Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State & Analaine Pelaez-Mailoto, Southern Utah; Sept. 19 - Kendall; Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Sept. 26 - Analaine Pelaez, Southern Utah; Oct. 3 - Tori Kroll, South Dakota; Oct. 10 - Brittany Holbrook, Oakland; Oct. 17 - Megan Lambertson, North Dakota State.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tessa McGill, IPFW
Jr., DS
Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central
McGill captures her fifth career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second of the season after posting back-to-back 20-plus dig matches, extending her streak to 31 matches of double-digit dig performances. She opened the week with 24 digs against the Bison and then tallied 34 against the Jackrabbits, her fourth 30-plus dig match of the season and the ninth of her career. On the week, McGill collected 58 digs, averaging 6.44 per set and one service ace.
Also nominated: Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Nicole Kerkman, UMKC; Brynn Joki, North Dakota State; Alli Kirk, Oakland; Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Carol Logato, South Dakota; Lexi Fowler, South Dakota State; Davia Lee, Southern Utah; Molly Murphy, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Aug. 29 - Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois; Sept. 6 - Bethany Fogler, IUPUI; Sept. 12 - Tessa McGill, IPFW; Sept. 19 - Shay Birath, South Dakota State; Sept. 26 - Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Oct. 3 - Bethany Fogler, IUPUI; Oct. 10 - Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Oct. 17 - Shay Birath, South Dakota State.
