SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota’s Madison Harms and North Dakota State’s Michelle Glover led their respective teams to undefeated weekends en route to earning the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Volleyball Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week accolades. Harms secured the offensive honor while Glover received the defensive award, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Harms earned the South Dakota Classic MVP honor after pacing the Coyotes to a 3-0 weekend at home. She totaled 33 kills, a .464 hitting percentage and posted at least five blocks in all three matches.
 
In the 3-0 sweep of Central Arkansas, Harms hammered down 10 kills on an impressive .533 clip. She closed the weekend with a career-high 15 kills in a five-set win over Milwaukee where she logged a .440 hitting percentage to go along with seven total blocks.
 
Glover was named the Cal Tournament MVP after aiding North Dakota State to a 3-0 record at the tournament. In those three victories, she totaled a team-high 15 blocks for the Bison.
 
In the 3-1 victory over Butler, Glover registered six total blocks to go along with a season-high 12 kills. She followed up that performance posting two total blocks with 12 kills and a .455 hitting percentage in NDSU’s win over Cal, which was the program's first over a Power 5 opponent since 2010. She closed out the weekend with 12 more kills and seven total blocks in a win over Nevada.
 
Madison Harms, South Dakota
Jr | MB | Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

• Collected the second weekly award of her career
• Tallied 33 kills, 3.0 kills per set, hit at a .464 clip and notched 17 blocks over three matches
• Hammered down a career-high 15 kills on a .440 hitting percentage against Milwaukee
• Named South Dakota Classic MVP

Also nominated: Erica Andrich (Denver), Kennedy Davis (Western Illinois), Crystal Burk (South Dakota State), Ali Hinze (North Dakota State), Bryanne Soares (Oral Roberts), De’Janae Arnold (Kansas City)
 
Michelle Glover, North Dakota State
Jr | MB | Wheaton, Ill.

• Claimed the first career defensive player of the week honor of her career
• Tallied a team-high 15 blocks and 1.25 blocks per set in three matches
• Named Cal Tournament MVP

Also nominated: Gianna Bartalo (Denver), Kennedy Davis (Western Illinois), Annalee Ventling-Brown (South Dakota State), Madison Harms (South Dakota), Sarah Thiessen (Oral Roberts), Maddie Renn (Kansas City)
 
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