DU’s Schmid, UNO’s Bailey Earn #SummitVB Players of the Week

11/9/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver middle blocker Sarah Schmid was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week while Omaha libero Kimberly Bailey earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances during the week of Nov. 2-8.

SARAH SCHMID, DENVER
Sr. // MB // Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for the first time this season and second time in her career
Has been named Defensive Player of the Week twice this year and now owns five career Player of the Week honors
The senior led the Pioneers with 37 kills in three, three-set wins over the week for an average of 4.11 kills per set, nearly two kills per set above her season average
Schmid hit at least .600 in each match, and ended the week with an extraordinarily efficient .642 hitting percentage
Middle blocker added five service aces, including a career-high four in win vs. IUPUI

Also nominated: Amy Taylor, Omaha; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Nicole Rightnowar, IPFW; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Brittany Jessen, South Dakota.

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.

KIMBERLY BAILEY, OMAHA
Sr. // L // Lincoln, Neb.

Collected her second straight Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor
Tallied 22 digs in three-set win over SDSU for a monster 7.33 digs per set average
22 digs in a three-set match is currently tied for fourth-most in the league in 2015
Performance marked her third straight match with 20 or more digs and her 11^th such match this season
Her efforts extend the Mavs' winning streak to six matches

Also nominated: Tori Roe, Oral Roberts; Natalie Seiler, IPFW; Ruth Okoye, Denver; Brianna Rasmusson, North Dakota State; 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.

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