SDSU's Fiegen, SUU's Pelaez-Mailoto and IPFW's McGill Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards

9/12/2011 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota State's Kelli Fiegen, Southern Utah's Analaine Pelaez-Mailoto and IPFW's Tessa McGill were named The Summit League's Co-Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Sept. 5-11.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State
Jr., MH (Parkston, S.D./Parkston)
Fiegen earns her third career Offensive Player of the Week selection after helping the Jackrabbits post a 3-2 record last week and being named to her third all-tournament team of the season. The junior middle hitter posted a .370 hitting percentage or better in four-of-five matches, including three matches with only one error. She tallied a career-best 22 kills and 46 attempts in SDSU's five-set win over Arkansas State. For the week, Fiegen recorded a .406 clip (66-14-128), averaging 3.88 kills per set, 20 blocks (1.18 bps), four digs and three assists.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Analaine Pelaez-Mailoto, Southern Utah
Jr., OH (Hooper, Utah/Fremont)
Pelaez-Mailoto captures her fourth career Offensive Player of the Week honor after tallying three-straight matches of 20-kill performances and two double-doubles last weekend. The junior outside hitter started the weekend off with 20 kills and a .326 clip against UNLV. On day two of the tournament, she then went on to record a .351 hitting percentage with another 20 kills and 14 digs against Cal State Northridge, her first double-double of the day. Pelaez-Mailoto ended the tournament with a 23-kill, 11-dig performance against Eastern Washington, her second-straight match recording a double-double. For the weekend, she averaged 4.50 kills per set, a .324 hitting percentage (63-19-136), 33 digs, nine assists, seven blocks and three service aces.

Also nominated: Emily Spencer, IPFW; Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Kelsey Knoche, UMKC; Allison Bell, Oakland; Sheina Fernandes, Oral Roberts; Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Cait Egan, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Aug. 29 - Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State; Sept. 6 - Elizabeth McVicker, Oral Roberts.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tessa McGill, IPFW
Jr., DS (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central)
McGill claims her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping the Mastodons to a 2-1 record at the Cleveland State Tournament. The defensive specialist recorded her sixth-career 30-dig match against DePaul and is on a 17-match streak of double-digit dig performances, dating back to last season. For the weekend, she picked up 76 digs, averaging 6.33 per set and three service aces.

Also nominated: Shari Bernhardt, IUPUI; Brittany Fossier, UMKC; Alli Kirk, Oakland; Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Carol Logato, South Dakota; Ann Miller, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Aug. 29 - Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois; Sept. 6 - Bethany Fogler, IUPUI.