Omaha’s Limback, South Dakota’s Rasmussen take home player of the week honors

Omaha’s Limback, South Dakota’s Rasmussen take home player of the week honors

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Omaha’s Limback, South Dakota’s Rasmussen take home player of the week honors

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Omaha right side hitter Sadie Limback and South Dakota defensive specialist Anne Rasmussen claimed this week's Summit League Volleyball Player of the Week honors. This is the second accolade of the season for Limback and the fifth for Rasmussen.

Limback started the week hammering down 19 kills on a .630 clip in the 3-0 victory over South Dakota State. She then averaged 4.67 kills and hit a combined .429 over the weekend in back-to-back sweeps against North Dakota and North Dakota State on the road. The sophomore tallied 13 kills on a .344 against UND with 10 digs for her sixth career double-double. She followed that up with 15 kills on .542 hitting with five aces against NDSU. Limback now has 10-straight matches of double-digit kill performances. 

Rasmussen helped the Coyotes push their win streak to 18 matches with their 11th and 12th sweeps of the season over Oral Roberts and North Dakota. She tallied 20 digs and 6.67 digs per set in the win over Oral Roberts and secured 13 digs against the Fighting Hawks to move to 10th all-time in Summit League history in career digs (1,772).  With this week's defensive player of the week accolade, the senior has the most defensive career awards in league history with 11.

Sadie Limback, Omaha
Sophomore | RS | Waverly, Mo.

  • Notched her second offensive player of the week honor of the season
  • Recorded 47 total kills and 5.22 kills per set on a .494 clip on the week
  • Has 10-straight matches of double-digit kills performances

Also nominated: Elizabeth Fuerst (Purdue Fort Wayne), Mackenzie Steckler (Western Illinois), Elizabeth Juhnke (South Dakota), Lydia Bartalo (Denver) 

Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota
Senior | DS | Oak Creek, Wis.

  • Received her 11th career defensive player of the week award, the most career defensive player of the week awards in league history
  • Finished the week with 33 total digs and 5.50 digs per set
  • Has tallied at least 13 digs in all 10 league contests

Also nominated: Rachael Crucis (Purdue Fort Wayne), Gabriella DePersio (Western Illinois), Macy Carrabine (Denver) 

Previous Players of the Week
September 3
Offense: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
Defense: Claire Mountjoy, Omaha

September 10
Offense: Madison Jurgens, South Dakota
Defense: Maddie Wiedenfeld, South Dakota

September 17
Offense: Sami Slaughter, South Dakota
Defense: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota 

September 24
Offense: Katie Crowe, Purdue Fort Wayne
Defense: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota 

October 1
Offensive: Sadie Limback, Omaha
Defensive: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota 

October 8
Offensive: CeCe Madison, Oral Roberts
Defensive: Sarah Thiessen, Oral Roberts 

October 15
Offensive: Katie Crowe, Purdue Fort Wayne
Defensive: Rachael Crucis, Purdue Fort Wayne / Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota              

October 22
Offensive: Lydia Bartalo, Denver
Defensive: Kaylee Hanger, North Dakota State

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