ORU Sweeps Weekly Volleyball Awards
OFFENSIVE
Juliane
Vieira, S, Oral Roberts
Sr., Ribeirao Preto, Brazil/National American
University
Vieira claims her first Offensive Player of the Week this season
after recording 145 assists in three matches and averaging 13.1 per
set in league play. In ORU's 3-1 victory over league foe IPFW,
Vieira tallied a season high 60 assists, setting a 2009 Summit
League season high for overall assists and assists in a four-set
match. Against Oakland, the senior recorded 58 assists, a total
that ranks first in the league this season for five-set matches.
Vieira also tied a career high with 17 digs against IPFW and posted
a double-double performance (assists-digs) against Oakland.
Also nominated: Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Monica Suding, IUPUI;
Jamie Hagermann, UMKC; Jennifer Lopez, NDSU; Adrienne Leone,
Oakland; Fiona Jones, SDSU; Analaine Pelaez, SUU; Allison Gilbert,
WIU.
Previous winners: Aug. 31 - Danielle, Goodnight, IUPUI;
Sept. 8 - Rebekah Roehm, IPFW; Sept. 14 - Lauren McLaughlin, NDSU,
Ellyce Youngren, SDSU; Sept. 21 - Chrissy Knuth, NDSU.
DEFENSIVE
Cassidy
Holmes, DS/L, Oral Roberts
Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma/Booker T.
Washington
Holmes earns her first Defensive Player of Week honor after
totaling 72 digs, averaging six per set in three matches. The
Tulsa, Okla., native recorded a career high 29 digs in back-to-back
contests against IPFW and Oakland. Holmes' dig total is second in
the league this season for a four-set match and third highest for
any match and five-set matches.
Also nominated: Alli Hook, IPFW; Danielle Goodnight, IUPUI;
Kayla Riggs, UMKC; Kelly Lopez, NDSU; Brittany Dunn, Oakland;
Cashaana Renfo, SUU; Ellen Miller, WIU.
Previous winners: Aug. 31 - Brittany Dunn, Oakland; Sept. 8
- Kelly Lopez, NDSU; Sept. 14 - Rachel Holmes, IUPUI; Sept 21 -
Ellen Miller, WIU.
