USD’s Kritenbrink and NDSU’s Henning Named Volleyball Players of the Week
USD’s Kritenbrink and NDSU’s Henning Named Volleyball Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Kendall Kritenbrink and North Dakota State's Andrea Henning were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week, for their performances Oct. 29-Nov.4.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota
So. // OH // Gretna, Neb.
Kritenbrink collects her fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and league-best third of the season after leading South Dakota to an undefeated (2-0) weekend in league play to keep the Coyotes postseason hopes alive. The Gretna, Neb., native helped USD to sweeps over SDSU and NDSU. She recorded 16 kills against the Jackrabbits and topped that with a .300 clip and 17 kills vs. the Bison. On the week, Kritenbrink tallied 33 kills, averaging 5.50 per set, 16 digs, four blocks, a service ace, an assist and 36.5 points (6.1 per set).
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Emily Lucas, Kansas City; Amanda Baker, Oakland.
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; Oct. 22 – Kendall Kritenbrink, USD; Oct. 29 – Bethany Fogler, IUPUI.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrea Henning, North Dakota State
Sr. // DS // Jackson, Wis.
Henning earns her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor after posting double-digit digs in back-to-back matches and being errorless on serve receive in 35 attempts. The senior defensive specialist tallied 27 digs in a four-set win over Kansas City and 18 digs vs. South Dakota. For the week, Henning recorded 45 digs, averaging 6.43 per set, better than the league-best average this season, and seven assists.
Also nominated: Beth Howard, IUPUI; Taryn Miller, Kansas City; Alli Kirk, Oakland; Amy Roberts, Omaha; Riley Haug, South Dakota; Kelli Fiegen, 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, IPFW; Oct. 8 – Alli Kirk, OU; Oct. 15 – Bethany Fogler, IUPUI & Shay Birath, SDSU; Oct. 22 – Emma Hagedorn, UMKC; Oct. 29 – Tessa McGill, IPFW.
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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