SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota’s Elizabeth Juhnke and North Dakota State’s Syra Tanchin were named the TicketSmarter Summit League Volleyball Co-Offensive Peak Performers of the Week, while North Dakota’s Kortney Carney received the Defensive Peak Performer of the Week, league officials announced on Tuesday.
 
Juhnke earned her 11^th career weekly accolade after she broke a Summit League and USD program record for kills in a match with 39 in a five-set loss to NDSU. Her performance set a new single-match high for the NCAA this season as well. The Lakeville, Minn., native’s 39 kills came on 71 attempts with just seven errors as she hit .451 while adding seven digs and three blocks.
 
In USD’s 3-2 victory over South Dakota State, Junke tallied her ninth double-double of the season with a match-high 19 kills to go with 10 digs. She played all 10 sets for the Coyotes and averaged 5.8 kills per set and 1.70 digs per set. Juhnke currently leads the nation with 346 total kills and is third averaging 5.24 kills per set.
 
Tanchin and the Bison are off to their first 5-0 start in league play since 2010 as the St. Michael, Minn., native registered a team-high 49 kills, 22 digs, five blocks, five service aces, while hitting .368 in three home wins last week. Tanchin totaled a career-high 26 kills with 11 digs in the victory over the Coyotes and followed up that performance notching 11 kills with a .476 hitting percentage in the sweep of Oral Roberts.
 
Tanchin rounded out the weekend with 12 kills and seven digs in the sweep of Kansas City. She currently ranks third in the league with 229 kills (3.69/set) this season.
 
Carney played in all 10 sets over the weekend for the Fighting Hawks, totaling 49 digs (4.9 digs per set) and 12 assists in three home matches. The Moorhead, Minn., native tied a season-high with 19 digs and put up four assists against SDSU.
 
In UND's sweep of Kansas City, Carney put together 12 digs and rounded out the weekend with 18 more digs, including 10 in the first set in a sweep of the Golden Eagles.

CO-OFFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK 
Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
Jr. | OH | Lakeville, Minn.

• Collected the 11^th offensive peak performer accolade of her career
• Broke a Summit League record with 39 kills against North Dakota State and set a new high mark for the NCAA this season for kills in a match
• Totaled 58 kills (5.8 per set) and 17 digs (1.7 per set) with a .338 hitting percentage in three matches
• Hit .451 while adding seven digs and three blocks against the Bison and tallied her ninth double-double of the season with a match-high 19 kills and 10 digs in a 3-2 win over SDSU

Also nominated: Cadi Boyer (Denver), McKenna Ruch (Omaha), Crystal Burk (South Dakota State), Elizabeth Norris (North Dakota), Emma Goerger (St. Thomas), Odyssey Warren (Kansas City), Kaia Dunford (Oral Roberts).
 
Syra Tanchin, North Dakota State
Sr. | OH | St. Michael, Minn.

• Collected the first offensive peak performer honor of her career
• Totaled 49 kills (4.45 per set), 22 digs (2.00 per set), five blocks and five service aces with a .368 hitting percentage in NDSU’s three home wins
• Totaled a career-high 26 kills with 11 digs in the win over South Dakota
• Notched 11 kills with a .476 hitting percentage in a sweep of Oral Roberts and tallied 12 kills with seven digs in a sweep over Kansas City

DEFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Kortney Carney, North Dakota
Sr. | L | Moorhead, Minn.

• Collected the first career defensive peak performer award of her career
• Tallied 49 digs (4.9 digs per set) and 12 assists in three home matches
• Tied a season-high with 19 digs against South Dakota State
• Totaled 12 digs in a sweep over Kansas City and 18 more in a sweep against Oral Roberts

Also nominated: Ryen Wilkens (Denver), Jaiden Centeno (Omaha), Lolo Weideman (South Dakota), Jadyn Makovicka (South Dakota State), Emma Goerger (St. Thomas), Leah Green (Kansas City), Logan O’Brien (North Dakota State), Chloe Salcedo (Oral Roberts).
 
2022 Volleyball Peak Performers of the Week
August 30
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: McKenna Ruch, Omaha
 
September 6
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: Cadi Boyer, Denver
 
September 13
O: Madison Harms, South Dakota
D: Karli Wenzel, Western Illinois
 
September 20
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: Brianna Green, Denver
 
September 27
O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
D: Lolo Weideman, South Dakota
 
October 4
Co-O: Elizabeth Juhnke, South Dakota
Co-O: Syra Tanchin, North Dakota State
D: Kortney Carney, North Dakota
 
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