UNO’s Schimmer, USD’s Haug Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
UNO’s Schimmer, USD’s Haug Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Michaela Schimmer was named The Summit League's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while South Dakota's Riley Haug earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for their performances Oct. 13-19.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michaela Schimmer, Omaha
Jr. // S // Grand Island, Neb.
Schimmer collects her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after leading Omaha to a undefeated weekend (2-0) in league play. The junior was perfect at the net with 10 kills and no errors in 16 attempts for a .625 hitting percentage en route to the Mavericks' sweep of Oral Roberts. She then posted 15 kills with one error for a .467 clip in Sunday's four-set victory over South Dakota State. On the week, Schimmer tallied a .522 hitting percentage with 25 kills, averaging 3.57 kills per set. She added three blocks and two digs, while averaging 3.9 points per set. The Grand Island, Neb., native is the first Omaha volleyball player to earn either of the league's weekly honors.
Also nominated: Moni Corrujedo, Denver; Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Jenni Fassbender, North Dakota State; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota; Ann Miller, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Sept. 2 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Sept. 8 – Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Sept. 15 – Kendall Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Sept. 22 – Bailey Karst, Denver; Sept. 29 – Nola Basey, Denver; Oct. 6 – Nola Basey, Denver; Oct. 13 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Haug, South Dakota
Sr. // DS // Gretna, Neb.
Haug earns Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season and of her career. The Gretna, Neb., native opened the week with 16 digs in a loss to Iowa State and then tallied 15 in a sweep of instate and league-rival South Dakota State. For the week, Haug recorded 31 digs, averaging 5.17 digs per set, while chipping in seven assists, one service ace and one kill.
Also nominated: Kate Acker, Denver; Anna Wrede, Fort Wayne; Gabrielle Fisher, IUPUI; Emily Milligan, North Dakota State; Megan Schmale, Omaha; Lucija Bojanjac, Oral Roberts; Molly Murphy, Western Illinois.
Previous honoree: Sept. 2 – Kate Acker, Denver/Hailie Ripley, Fort Wayne; Sept. 8 – Melissa Firtko, South Dakota; Sept. 15 – Anna Wrede, Fort Wayne; Sept. 22 – Riley Haug, South Dakota; Sept. 29 – Beth Howard, IUPUI; Oct. 6 – Riley Haug, South Dakota; Oct. 13 – Alexis Mapes, IUPUI/Melissa Firtko, South Dakota.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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