IUPUI’s Fair, OU’s Kirk Named Volleyball Players of the Week
IUPUI’s Fair, OU’s Kirk Named Volleyball Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Moriah Fair and Oakland's Alli Kirk were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week, for their performances Oct.1-7.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Moriah Fair, IUPUI
Jr. // OH // Fort Wayne, Ind.
Fair garners her first career Offensive Player of the Week nod after leading the Jaguars to a 2-1 record last week and hitting .333 or better in all three matches. She opened the week with 14 kills and a .355 hitting percentage against Oakland. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native followed that up with 17 kills and a .333 clip in a sweep of Western Illinois. In IUPUI's final match of the week, the junior outside hitter was perfect at the net with five kills and a .500 hitting percentage in a sweep at Chicago State. For the week, Fair posted 36 kills, averaging 4.50 per set with a .364 clip, 17 digs, four blocks, two assists and 38.5 points (4.8 per set). In league play alone, she recorded 31 kills (5.17 per set), a .343 hitting percentage and 33.5 points (5.58 per set).
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Emily Lucas, Kansas City; Catherine Yager, North Dakota State; Allia Knight, Oakland; Natalie Ebke, Omaha; Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota.
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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alli Kirk, Oakland
Sr. // DS // Bloomington, Ill.
Kirk collects her third career Defensive Player of the Week award and second of the season after helping the Golden Grizzlies go undefeated (2-0) in league play last week. The senior defensive specialist tallied 19 digs in a sweep of IUPUI and then recorded 24 in a four-set win over Omaha. The Bloomington, Ill., native has posted double-digit digs in every match this season, including 12 20-plus dig matches and three 30-plus dig performances. On the week, Kirk recorded 43 kills, averaging 6.14 per set, nine assists and five service aces.
Also nominated: Tessa McGill, Fort Wayne; Bethany Fogler, IUPUI; Emma Hagedorn, Kansas City; Brynn Joki, North Dakota State; Amy Roberts, Omaha; Riley Haug, South Dakota.
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.
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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