SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kansas City’s Melanie Brecka and Omaha’s Sadie Limback secured the final TicketSmarter Summit League Volleyball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors of the season. Brecka claimed back-to-back offensive awards while Limback took home the defensive accolade.
 
Brecka guided the Roos to a pair of victories over Denver (3-1) and Omaha (3-1). Against the Pioneers, Brecka finished with a match-high 15 kills on a .294 hitting percentage to go along with four service aces in the win. In the win over the Mavericks, Brecka led the Roos’ attack finishing with another match-high of 20 kills on a .391 clip.  
 
Limback led the defensive effort all around for the Mavericks. In the series sweep over Oral Roberts to claim the regular-season title, Limback tallied 13 digs and four total blocks. She followed that up with a career-high 21 digs and four total blocks in the four-set match at Kansas City.
 
Melanie Brecka, Kansas City
Sr | RS | Lincoln, Neb.

• Collected her fourth career athlete of the week honor and third this season
• Tallied 35 kills, 4.38 kills per set, a .350 hitting percentage and five service aces in two matches
• Notched 20 kills for the fifth time this season in the 3-1 win over Omaha

Also nominated: Brianna Green (Denver), Elizabeth Juhnke (South Dakota), Sadie Limback (Omaha)
 
Sadie Limback, Omaha
Sr | RS | Waverly, Mo.

• Earned her tenth career player of the week honor and fourth this season
• Recorded 34 digs, 4.85 digs per set, eight total blocks, 1.14 blocks per set in two matches
• Tallied a career-high 21 digs in the four-set match at Kansas City

Also nominated: Maddie Renn (Kansas City), Gianna Bartalo (Denver), Lolo Weideman (South Dakota)

2021 Volleyball Players of the Week
August 31
O: Lydia Bartalo, Denver
D: Sarah Thiessen, Oral Roberts
 
September 7
O: Sadie Limback, Omaha
D: Maddie Renn, Kansas City
 
September 14
O: Madison Harms, South Dakota
D: Michelle Glover, North Dakota State
 
September 21
O: Sadie Limback, Omaha
D: Claire Mountjoy, Omaha
 
September 28
O: Melanie Brecka, Kansas City
D: Rylee Marshall, Omaha
 
October 5
O: Madison Harms, South Dakota
D: Sakira LaCour, Oral Roberts
 
October 12
O: Sadie Limback, Omaha
D: Tatum Pickar, South Dakota State
 
October 19
O: Brianna Green, Denver
D: Sakira LaCour, Oral Roberts
 
October 26
O: Aixa Vigil, Oral Roberts
D: Gianna Bartalo, Denver
 
November 1
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: Lolo Weideman, South Dakota
 
November 9
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: McKenna Ruch, Omaha
 
November 16
O: Melanie Brecka, Kansas City
D: McKenna Ruch, Omaha
 
November 23
O: Melanie Brecka, Kansas City
D: Sadie Limback, Omaha