IUPUI’s Hickey, Halter Named #SummitVB Players of the Week

9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI outside hitter Kaitlyn Hickey was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and teammate defensive specialist Courtney Halter garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances during the week of Sept. 14-20.

KAITLYN HICKEY, IUPUI
Sr. // OH // Granger, Ind.

Named Offensive Player of the Week for second time this season
Earns fourth career Player of the Week award and third offensive honor
Named to Marquette Invitational All-Tournament Team
Averaged 5.33 kills per set and hit .294 for the week
Posted a career-high 26 kills in win over Albany and added 22 in win over (RV) Wichita State
Tallied three straight kill-dig double-doubles in Jaguars' 2-1 weekend

Also nominated: Lucija Bojanjac, Oral Roberts; Moni Corrujedo, Denver; Somer Johnson, IPFW; Ashley Beaner, South Dakota State; Sydney Dimke, South Dakota; Megan Schmale, Omaha; Emily Minnick, North Dakota State.

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Kaitlyn Hickey, IUPUI; Sept. 8 – Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Sept. 14 – Logan Walling, IUPUI.

COURTNEY HALTER, IUPUI
Sr. // DS // Indianapolis, Ind.

Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career
Led Jags with 5.25 digs per set and leads league in the category with 4.47 dps on the season
Matched her career-high of 22 digs in back-to-back wins vs. Albany and (RV) Wichita State
Added 19 digs against host Marquette
Propelled Jaguars to 2-1 weekend record

Also nominated: Sarah Schmid, Denver; Emily Milligan, North Dakota State; Kelsey Biltoft, South Dakota; Natalie Seiler, IPFW; Kimberly Bailey, Omaha; Lizzie Palmer, South Dakota State.

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Abby Horn, IUPUI; Sept. 8 – Sarah Schmid, Denver; Sept. 14 – Olivia Hahn, IPFW.

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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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