DU’s Principato, ORU’s Cox, USD’s Jessen Named #SummitVB Players of the Week

10/10/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's right side hitter Kayla Principato and Oral Roberts middle blocker Shelby Cox were named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week and South Dakota's setter Brittany Jessen garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances, Oct. 3- 9.

KAYLA PRINCIPATO, DENVER
Jr. // RS // Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Received her first career Offensive Player of the Week award
Had a .576 hitting percentage and averaged 3.50 kills per set this week
Entered this week's games with a 2.81 kps and a .268 hitting percentage
Leads DU in kills this season with 167
Surpassed 500 career kills against WIU

SHELBY COX, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // MB // Round Rock, Texas

Collected her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor
Had a .500 hitting percentage and averaged 3.67 kills per set this week
Entered this week's games with a 2.73 kps and a .297 hitting percentage
Match high 12 kills on Sunday against SDSU

Also nominated: Nicole Rightnowar, Fort Wayne; Kori Waelbroeck, IUPUI; Hadley Steffen, North Dakota State; Sydney O'Shaughnessy, Omaha; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota

Previous honorees: Aug. 29 – Brittany Jessen, South Dakota; Sept. 6 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 12 – Brittany Jessen, USD; Sept. 19 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 26 – Brianna Rasmusson, NDSU; Oct. 3 – Audrey Reeg, USD

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

Collected her fifth career Player of the Week award, first Defensive Player of the Week
Recorded a double-double with 47 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 win over IUPUI on Friday
Added a double-double (53 assists, 28 digs) in a five-set win over Fort Wayne
Averaged 5.38 digs per set, .50 blocks set and 12.5 assists per set

Also nominated: Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Olivia Hahn, Fort Wayne; Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Ashley Smith, Omaha; Brianna Greenlee, Oral Roberts; Kaili Simmons, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Aug. 29 – Olivia Hahn, FW; Spt. 6 – Ruth Okoye, DU; Sept. 12 – Olivia Hahn, FW/Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Sept. 19 – Ellie Benson, SDSU/Lindsey Brown, SD; Sept. 26 – Olivia Hahn, FW; Oct. 3 – Natalie Seiler,FW/Kaili Simmons WIU

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