USD’s Jessen, IPFW’s Hahn Receive #SummitVB Players of the Week

11/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota setter Brittany Jessen was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week while IPFW libero Olivia Hahn earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances during the week of Nov. 9-15.

BRITTANY JESSEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
So. // S // Mendota Heights, Minn.

Named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and second time in her career
Tallied two double-doubles in two five-set matches over the week
The sophomore posted a career-high 61 assists in five-set win at IPFW and added 55 more at IUPUI
Her 11.60 assists per set for the week increased her season average to 10.82, second in the league
Helped USD secure the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Summit League Championship

Also nominated: Megan Schmale, Omaha; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Nicole Rightnowar, IPFW; Sarah Schmid, Denver; Jenni Fassbender, North Dakota State.

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; Oct. 12 – Somer Johnson, IPFW; Oct. 19 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts/Brittany Jessen, South Dakota; Oct. 26 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Nov. 2 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Nov. 9 – Sarah Schmid, Denver.

OLIVIA HAHN, IPFW
Jr. // L // Fort Wayne, Ind.

Earned her third career Defensive Player of the Week honor and third this season
Went over 20 digs in all three of IPFW's matches over the week and went over 30 twice
Tallied a career-high 33 digs in five-set match vs. South Dakota and added 30 in four-set match against Omaha
The 33 digs marks the season-high in The Summit League in the 2015 season
Her 6.92 digs per set average this week increased her league-leading season average to 4.78

Also nominated: Becca Latham, Denver; Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State; Kimberly Bailey, Omaha; Kelsey Biltoft, South Dakota.

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; Oct. 12 – Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State; Oct. 19 – Kelsey Biltoft, South Dakota; Oct. 26 – Olivia Hahn, IPFW/Logan Walling, IUPUI; Nov. 2 – Kimberly Bailey, Omaha/Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Nov. 9 – Kimberly Bailey, Omaha.

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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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