IPFW’s Johnson, NDSU’s Purnell Garner #SummitVB Weekly Awards
IPFW’s Johnson, NDSU’s Purnell Garner #SummitVB Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IPFW outside hitter Somer Johnson was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week while North Dakota State defensive specialist Mikaela Purnell earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 5-11.
SOMER JOHNSON, IPFW
Jr. // OH // Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Receives her first career Summit League Offensive Player of the Week award
- Averaged 5.50 kills per set during the week, 1.54 over her season average
- Tallied a match-high 22 kills in sweep of South Dakota State, fourth most in IPFW history for a three-set match
- She hit .316 for the week and is second in the league with 314 kills and 342.0 points
- Currently ranks second nationally with 970 attacks
Also nominated: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota; Logan Walling, IUPUI; Moni Corrujedo, Denver; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Nazya Thies, South Dakota State; Megan Schmale, Omaha.
Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Sept. 8 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Sept. 14 – Logan Walling, IUPUI; Sept. 21 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Sept. 28 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Oct. 5 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts.
MIKAELA PURNELL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // DS // Excelsior, Minn.
- Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career
- Posted 23 digs in 3-0 win over IPFW, her fourth 20-dig match of the season
- Tallied 18 digs vs. IUPUI for her 14th match this season with double-digit digs
- Averaged 5.86 digs her set for the week, more than 1.50 better than her season average
- Ranks fifth in The Summit League with 260 digs on the season
Also nominated: Lucija Bojanjac, Oral Roberts; Brittany Jessen, South Dakota; Olivia Hahn, IPFW; Courtney Halter, IUPUI; Sarah Schmid, Denver; Lilzzie Palmer, South Dakota State; Kimberly Bailey, Omaha.
Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Abby Horn, IUPUI; Sept. 8 – Sarah Schmid, Denver; Sept. 14 – Olivia Hahn, IPFW; Sept. 21 – Courtney Halter, IUPUI; Sept. 28 – Sarah Schmid, Denver/Courtney Halter, IUPUI; Oct. 5 – Jovana Poljasevic, Oral Roberts.
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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 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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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