Denver’s Basey, IUPUI’s Howard Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
Denver’s Basey, IUPUI’s Howard Garner Weekly #SummitVB Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Nola Basey was named The Summit League's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while IUPUI's Beth Howard earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for their performances Sept. 22-28.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nola Basey, Denver
So. // OH // Lyons, Colo.
Basey collects Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time of her career after a perfect match at the net to open league play. In Denver's sweep over Western Illinois, the sophomore outside hitter posted 16 kills with no errors in 31 attempts for a .516 hitting percentage. She also added 18 digs and averaged 6.00 digs per set and 5.3 points per set.
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, Fort Wayne; Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Emily Minnick, 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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Beth Howard, IUPUI
Sr. // DS // Fort Wayne, Ind.
Howard claims her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week award and first of the season after helping the Jaguars go undefeated (2-0) to open league play. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native tallied a season-high 31 digs in a five-set victory over Omaha, marking the fifth 30-plus dig effort of her career. She then added 11 digs in the sweep of North Dakota State. For the week, Howard recorded 42 digs, averaging 5.25 digs per set, along with seven assists and three service aces. The senior defensive specialist leads the league with 283 digs and 4.56 digs per set this season.
Also nominated: Sarah Heckman, Fort Wayne; Emily Milligan, North Dakota State; Kimberly Bailey, Omaha; Kylie Johnson, Oral Roberts; Kelsey Biltoft, 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.
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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