Kritenbrink, Hagedorn Named Volleyball Players of the Week
Kritenbrink, Hagedorn Named Volleyball Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Kendall Kritenbrink and Kansas City's Emma Hagedorn were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week, for their performances Oct. 15-21.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota
So. // OH // Gretna, Neb.
Kritenbrink garners her third career Offensive Player of the Week honor and second of the season after recording 20-plus kills in back-to-back matches. The sophomore outside hitter tallied 20 kills and a .340 hitting percentage as the Coyotes defeated Oakland, 3-1. She bettered that performance with 25 kills in a five-set loss to league-leader Fort Wayne. For the week, Kritenbrink recorded 45 kills, averaging 5.00 kills per set, 27 digs (3.00 per set), eight blocks (0.89 per set), three assists, two service aces and 51.5 points (5.7 per set).
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Nicole Wemhoff, Kansas City; Megan Lambertson, North Dakota State; Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State.
Previous winners: Aug. 27 – Kelli Fiegen, SDSU; Sept. 4 – Meghan Bray, OU; Sept. 10 – Kaitlin Klingemann, SDSU; Sept. 17 – Kendall Kritenbrink, USD; Sept. 24 – Emily Spencer, IPFW; Oct. 1 – Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW & Megan Lambertson, NDSU; Oct. 8 – Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Oct. 15 – Megan Steenhuysen, IPFW.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Hagedorn, Kansas City
Fr. // MH // Parkville, Mo.
Hagedorn captures her first career Defensive Player of the Week award after averaging 2.17 blocks per set on the week. The Parkville, Mo., native opened the week tallying four blocks against the league's leading offense, Fort Wayne. She came back in the next match to record nine blocks at Oakland. On the week, Hagedorn recorded 13 blocks, including 11 block assists and two solo blocks, for her 2.17 average, which is nearly .50 blocks per set better than the NCAA leader.
Also nominated: Tessa McGill, Fort Wayne; Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Andrea Henning, North Dakota State; Riley Haug, South Dakota; Shay Birath, South Dakota State.
Previous winners: Aug. 27 – Tessa McGill, IPFW; Sept. 4 – Kelli Fiegen, SDSU; Sept. 10 – Alli Kirk, OU; Sept. 17 – Shay Birath, SDSU; Sept. 24 – Bridget Murphy, WIU; Oct. 1 – Tessa McGill; Oct. 8 – Alli Kirk, OU; Oct. 15 – Bethany Fogler, IUPUI & Shay Birath, SDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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