IPFW’s Spencer, NDSU’s Miron Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
IPFW’s Spencer, NDSU’s Miron Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Emily Spencer was named The Summit League's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while North Dakota State's Emily Miron earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for their performances Oct. 27 – Nov. 2.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne
Sr. // OH // Jenison, Mich.
Spencer captures her ninth career Offensive Player of the Week award and second of the season after averaging more kills and points per set than the NCAA leader last week. The senior outside hitter opened the weekend with 23 kills and a .300 hitting percentage in the four-set loss to then league-leader South Dakota. She topped that performance in Sunday's sweep over Oral Roberts with 24 kills and only two errors in 27 attempts for a .468 clip. Her 24 kills tied the school record for kills in a three-set match. The Jenison, Mich., native also extended her school-record to 48 consecutive matches with double-digit kills. On the week, Spencer averaged 6.71 kills per set, 0.67 more than the NCAA leader, and 7.21 points per set, 0.54 better than the NCAA leader. She tallied a .374 hitting percentage with 47 kills, 17 digs, three blocks, two service aces and one assist.
Also nominated: Piyusha Boteju, Denver; Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Jenni Fassbender, North Dakota State; Kelley Wollak, Omaha; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Kendall Kritenbrink, 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; Oct. 20 – Michaela Schimmer, Omaha; Oct. 27 – Samantha Fournier, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Miron, North Dakota State
So. // MH // Wadena, Minn.
Miron earns her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping the Bison to an undefeated (2-0) week in league play with wins over league-leaders Denver and South Dakota. In the four-set victory over Denver, the sophomore middle hitter posted six blocks along with 11 kills and one error in 31 attempts for a .323 clip. She topped that performance at the net with eight blocks, four solo and four block assists, in the 3-1 win against South Dakota. For the week, Miron recorded 14 blocks, eight block assists and six solo, averaging 1.75 blocks per set. She also added 14 kills with a .244 hitting percentage, four digs and one assist.
Also nominated: Sarah Schmid, Denver; Anna Wrede, Fort Wayne; Meredith Farkas, IUPUI; Sydney O'Shaughnessy, Omaha; Maggie Dipronio, Oral Roberts; Riley Haug, South Dakota; 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; Oct. 20 – Riley Haug, South Dakota; Oct. 27 – 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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