ORU’s Milos, IUPUI’s Boatman, NDSU’s Purnell Named #SummitVB Players of the Week

10/17/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. -- Oral Roberts outside hitter Laura Milos was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and IUPUI's middle blocker Abby Boatman and North Dakota State's Mikaela Purnell garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances, Oct. 10 - 16.

LAURA MILOS, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // OH // Porec, Croatia

Collected her ninth career Offensive Player of the Week award and third this season
Recorded a trio of 20-plus kill matches at this week
For the week, averaged 5.67 kills per set with a .238 hitting percentage with four service aces
Has 417 total kills and is tied for the NCAA lead with 59 service aces

Also nominated: Kayla Principato, Denver; Nicole Rightnowar, Fort Wayne; Gabby Fisher, IUPUI; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Chloe Dousette, Omaha; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota; Ashley Beaner, South Dakota State

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; Oct. 10 – Kayla Principato,DU/Shelby Cox, ORU

ABBY BOATMAN, IUPUI
So. // MB // Bloomington, Ind.

Collected her first career Defensive Player of the Week award
Set a career-high three solo blocks and seven block assists in win over Oral Roberts
Averaged 2.5 blocks per set for the week

MIKAELA PURNELL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // OH // Excelsior, Minn.

Collected her second career Defensive Player of the Week honor and first this season
Three straight matches with 30-plus digs
Set a career-high 35 digs against Omaha
Averaged 6.40 digs per set for the week

Also nominated: Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Olivia Hahn, Fort Wayne; Olivia Spanton, Omaha; Tori Roe, Oral Roberts; Lauren Mattison, South Dakota; Ellie Benson, South Dakota State; 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; Oct. 10 – Brittany Jessen, USD

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Celebrating its 35^th season 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 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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