IUPUI’s Fair, Denver’s Acker Capture Final Weekly Volleyball Honors
IUPUI’s Fair, Denver’s Acker Capture Final Weekly Volleyball Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Moriah Fair and Denver's Kate Acker were named The Summit League Volleyball Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for their performances Nov. 11-17, marking the final weekly awards of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Moriah Fair, IUPUI
Sr. // OH // Fort Wayne, Ind.
Fair garners her second career Offensive Player of the Week honor and first this season after leading the Jaguar offense to an undefeated (2-0) weekend with sweeps over North Dakota State and South Dakota State en route to IUPUI's second-straight Summit League regular season title. The senior outside hitter opened the weekend with 16 kills and only two errors in 24 attempts for a .583 hitting percentage along with nine digs against the Bison. In IUPUI's regular season finale, the Fort Wayne, Ind., native posted another 16 kills and a .480 clip. On the week, Fair tallied 32 kills averaging 5.33 kills per set, over 1.50 kills per set better than her season average heading into the week, and a .531 hitting percentage. She also added 11 digs, two blocks, an assist and averaged 5.50 points per set.
Also nominated: Moni Corrujedo, Denver; Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Kelley Wollak, Omaha; Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Ann Miller, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 9/3 – Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; 9/9 – Colleen King, Denver; 9/16 – Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; 9/23 – Colleen King, Denver & Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; 9/30 – Samantha Fournier, Western Illinois; 10/7 – Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; 10/14 – Alexis Meeks, IUPUI; 10/21 – Colleen King, Denver & Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; 10/28 – Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; 11/4 – Natalie Walseth, South Dakota; 11/11 – Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kate Acker, Denver
Jr. // DS // Waukesha, Wis.
Acker earns her first career Defensive Player of the Week award after helping the Pioneers to an undefeated (2-0) weekend with three-set victories over Western Illinois and Omaha. The pair of wins clinched a second-place finish for Denver in its first season in league. The junior defensive specialist recorded 18 digs against Western Illinois and 13 digs vs. Omaha. For the week, Acker posted 31 digs and averaged 5.17 digs per set, bettering her season average by over 1.20 digs per set. She also chipped in two service aces.
Also nominated: Jen Milligan, Fort Wayne; Beth Howard, IUPUI; Monica Claxton, North Dakota State; Michaela Schimmer, Omaha; Kaitlyn Hastings, South Dakota; Molly Murphy, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 9/3 – Jen Milligan, Fort Wayne; 9/9 – Audrey Reeg, South Dakota; 9/16 – Beth Howard, IUPUI; 9/23 – Melissa Firtko, South Dakota; 9/30 – Sarah Schmid, Denver; 10/7 – Hailie Ripley, Fort Wayne; 10/14 – Molly Murphy, Western Illinois; 10/21 – Beth Howard, IUPUI; 10/28 – Beth Howard, IUPUI; 11/4 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; 11/11 – Jen Milligan, Fort Wayne.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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