SDSU’s Fiegen and IPFW’s McGill Earn Initial Weekly Volleyball Honors
SDSU’s Fiegen and IPFW’s McGill Earn Initial Weekly Volleyball Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Kelli Fiegen and Fort Wayne's Tessa McGill were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances during the season's opening weekend. The awards mark the initial Player of the Week awards of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State
Sr. // MH // Parkston, S.D.
Fiegen garners her fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and first of the season after leading the Jackrabbits to a 2-2 record at the Hawkeye Challenge and earning an all-tournament team selection. The senior middle hitter posted a .460 clip or better in all three of her complete matches, including two matches with only one error. She opened the season hitting .474 with 10 kills and one error in 19 attempts and six blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Southeast Missouri State. She ended the tournament with her most efficient match of the weekend against Valparaiso with 13 kills and one error in 21 attempts for a .571 hitting percentage. On the weekend, Fiegen collected 41 kills averaging 3.15 per set with a league-best .459 hitting percentage, 12 blocks and 48.5 points.
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Emily Lucas, Kansas City; Carissa Whalen, North Dakota State; Meghan Bray, Oakland; Natalie Ebke, Omaha; Amber Aschoff, South Dakota; Katie Hosteng, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tessa McGill, Fort Wayne
Sr. // DS // Muncie, Ind.
McGill claims her sixth career Defensive Player of the Week honor and first of the season after tallying three double-digit digs and earning all-tournament team honors at the IPFW Invitational. The defensive specialist opened the season with a weekend-best of 28 digs, the school record for a season opener, and three service aces in a 3-0 sweep of Murray State. She then posted 21 digs against Cleveland State and 19 in a three set win over Kent State. For the weekend, McGill recorded 68 digs averaging 7.56 per set, six assists and three service aces. Her 68 digs moved her into second all-time at Fort Wayne and eighth in Summit League history with 1,637 career digs.
Also nominated: Beth Howard, IUPUI; Taryn Miller, Kansas City; Andrea Henning, North Dakota State; Alli Kirk, Oakland; Amy Roberts, Omaha; Riley Haug, South Dakota; Shay Birath, South Dakota State; Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois.
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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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