ORU’s Milos and USD’s Mattison Named #SummitVB Players of the Week
ORU’s Milos and USD’s Mattison Named #SummitVB Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – ORU's outside hitter Laura Milos was named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and USD's defensive specialist Lauren Mattison garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances, Nov. 7-13. The awards mark the final weekly honors of the season.
LAURA MILOS, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // OH // Porec, Croatia
- Collected her 11th career Offensive Player of the Week award and fifth this season
- Had a double-double (33 kills and 14 digs) in the 3-0 sweep against IUPUI
- Had 21 kills in the 3-0 win over Fort Wayne
- For the week, averaged 9.00 kills per set with a .345 hitting percentage with six service aces
Also nominated: Ruth Okoye, Denver; Natalie Seiler, Fort Wayne; Gabby Fisher, IUPUI; Sydney O'Shaughnessy, Omaha; Emily Minnick, North Dakota State; 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; Oct. 17 – Laura Milos, ORU; Oct. 24 – Alexis Mapes, IUPUI; Oct. 31 – Audrey Reeg, USD/Ashley Beaner, SDSU; Nov. 7 – Laura Milos, ORU
LAUREN MATTISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
So. // DS // Eden Prarie, Minn.
- Collected her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Totaled a career-high 27 digs in the 3-2 win over Denver to earn a share of the conference title
- Had a match-high 17 digs in 3-0 win over SDSU
- Averaged 5.50 digs per set for the week
Also nominated: Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Olivia Hahn, Fort Wayne; Logan Walling, IUPUI; Ashley Smith, Omaha; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts; Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State; Ellie Benson, South Dakota State
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; Oct. 17 – Abby Boatman, IUPUI/Mikaela Purnell, NDSU; Oct. 24 – Abby Boatman, IUPUI; Oct. 31 – Mikaela Purnell, NDSU; Nov. 7 – Mikaela Purnell, NDSU
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Celebrating its 35th 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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