IUPUI Sweeps Weekly Volleyball Awards

11/7/2011 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - IUPUI's Kelsey Hoefer and Shari Bernhardt were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 31-Nov. 6.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kelsey Hoefer
Jr., RS
Freeport, Ill./Towson Univ.
Hoefer captures her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading the Jaguars with 5.50 kills per set in a four-set win over Western Illinois, in IUPUI's lone match of the week. The Freeport, Ill., native tallied a career-high 22 kills with a .419 hitting percentage. She also added eight blocks, two digs and one assist against the Leathernecks.

Also nominated: Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW; Elizabeth Beck, UMKC; Megan Lambertson, North Dakota State; Jenna Lange, Oakland; Joana Gruber, Oral Roberts; Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State; Kylie Schofield, Southern Utah; Heather Smith, 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; Oct. 24 - Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW; Oct. 31 - Jenna Lange, Oakland.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI
Sr., L
Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield
Bernhardt earns her sixth career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second-straight of the season after recording her 23^rd consecutive match of double-digit digs and fifth 30-plus dig effort this season. The senior libero collected 34 digs in the Jaguars' four-set victory over the Leathernecks. Her total pushed her past the 600-dig mark for the season, becoming the second player in school history to do so. In IUPUI's lone match of the week, Bernhardt tallied 34 digs, averaging 8.50 per set and two service aces.

Also nominated: Tessa McGill, IPFW; Ella Meier, UMKC; Andrea Henning, North Dakota State; Meghan Bray, Oakland; Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Riley Haug, South Dakota; Shay Birath, South Dakota State; Analaine Pelaez-Mailoto, Southern Utah; Bridget 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; Tessa McGill, IPFW; Oct. 31 - Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI & Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois.