IUPUI’s Hickey, Horn Tabbed #SummitVB Players of the Week
IUPUI’s Hickey, Horn Tabbed #SummitVB Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI outside hitter Kaitlyn Hickey was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and teammate middle blocker Abby Horn garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances during the season-opening weekend, Aug. 28-30. The honors mark the first weekly awards of the season.
KAITLYN HICKEY, IUPUI
Sr. // OH // Granger, Ind.
- Earned her third career Player of the Week award and her second Offensive Player of the Week honor
- Registered a league-high 25 kills in upset win over Little Rock Friday
- Tallied double-digit kills vs. No. 15 Kentucky and No. 19 Michigan State
- Collected double-doubles against both Little Rock and Kentucky
- Averaged 5.10 kills per set, 3.10 digs per set and hit .299 for the weekend
Also nominated: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Somer Johnson, IPFW; Kelley Wollak, Omaha; Peyton Crosser, Western Illinois; Jenni Fassbender, North Dakota State; Kayla Principato, Denver; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota
ABBY HORN, IUPUI
So. // MB // Herrin, Ill.
- Collected her first career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Opened Bluegrass Battle with eight blocks in win over Little Rock
- Totaled 11 blocks over the weekend
- Leads Summit League with 1.57 blocks per set
Also nominated: Shelby Cox, Oral Roberts; Olivia Hahn, IPFW; Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State; Ruth Okoye, Denver; Kelsey Biltoft, South Dakota; Mackenzie Horkey, Omaha; Kaili Simmons, Western Illinois
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 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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