ORU’s Milos and NDSU’s Purnell Named #SummitVB Players of the Week
ORU’s Milos and NDSU’s Purnell 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 NDSU's libero and defensive specialist Mikaela Purnell garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances, Oct. 31- Nov. 6.
LAURA MILOS, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // OH // Porec, Croatia
- Collected her 10th career Offensive Player of the Week award and fourth this season
- Had 33 kills in the five-set match against Omaha, second-highest total of the season
- For the week, averaged 6.00 kills per set with a .341 hitting percentage with four service aces
Also nominated: Nola Basey, Denver; Nicole Rightnowar, Fort Wayne; Kori Waelbroeck, IUPUI; Chloe Dousette, Omaha; Emily Minnick, North Dakota State; Lindsey Brown, South Dakota; Ashley Beaner, South Dakota State; Melanie Patenaude, Western Illinois
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
MIKAELA PURNELL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // L/DS // Excelsior, Minn.
- Collected her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week honor and third this season
- Had 31 digs in 3-2 win over Fort Wayne to reach 30-plus kills for the fifth time this season
- Had 17 digs in 3-0 win over IUPUI to become the 23rd player to reach 1,000 digs in a career
- Averaged 6.50 digs per set for the week
Also nominated: Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Olivia Hahn, Fort Wayne; Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Ashley Smith, Omaha; Taylan Nero, 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; Oct. 17 – Abby Boatman, IUPUI/Mikaela Purnell, NDSU; Oct. 24 – Abby Boatman, IUPUI; Oct. 31 – 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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