Denver’s Basey, South Dakota’s Haug Capture Weekly #SummitVB Awards
Denver’s Basey, South Dakota’s Haug Capture Weekly #SummitVB Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Nola Basey 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 Sept. 29 – Oct. 5.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nola Basey, Denver
So. // OH // Lyons, Colo.
Basey earns her second-straight Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading the Pioneers to another undefeated week (3-0) in league play. Basey opened the week with a near perfect performance in a sweep of Oral Roberts, posting 11 kills with one error in 19 attempts for a .526 clip. The sophomore outside hitter then recorded 25 kills and a .418 hitting percentage in the four-set victory over South Dakota State and chipped in 15 kills in a straight-set win over Omaha. On the week, Basey totaled 51 kills with a .413 hitting percentage and averaged 5.40 points per set and 5.10 kills per set, almost 2.0 kills per set over her season average. She also added 21 digs, four blocks, one assist and one service ace. The Lyons, Colo., native currently ranks first in league play averaging 5.15 kills per set.
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Michaela Schimmer, Omaha; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Melissa Firtko, 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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Haug, South Dakota
Sr. // DS // Gretna, Neb.
Haug collects her second career Defensive Player of the Week award and her second of the season after helping the Coyotes to an undefeated (3-0) week in league play. The senior defensive specialist tallied 24 digs in back-to-back wins over Omaha and IUPUI. She also chipped in 12 digs in the sweep over Fort Wayne. For the week, Haug totaled 60 digs, averaging 5.00 digs per set, while adding eight assists and one service ace.
Also nominated: Beth Howard, IUPUI; Emily Milligan, North Dakota State; Mackenzie Horkey, Omaha; Sara Pope, Oral Roberts; Jordan Jackson, Western Illinois.
Also nominated: Somer Johnson, Fort Wayne; Beth Howard, IUPUI; Emily Milligan, North Dakota State; Mackenzie Horkey, Omaha; Sara Pope, Oral Roberts; Jordan Jackson, Western Illinois.
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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