Posted: Sep 12, 2016

SLIAC Volleyball Players of the Week - September 12

This week's SLIAC Players of the Week are Cierra Howard, from Iowa Wesleyan University and Hannah Marshall, from Westminster College.

SLIAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (OFFENSIVE)
HANNAH MARSHALL - WESTMINSTER COLLEGE

Hannah Marshall, a junior from Westminster College, grabs SLIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Weeks this week after leading the Blue Jays to an undefeated week. Marshall, an outside hitter from Wildwood, Mo., averaged 4.0 kills per set through three matches last week. Twice she recorded double digit kills while hitting .348 on the week and averaging 4.8 points per set. Marshall had a high of 19 kills in her team's 3-2 win over Fontbonne. She made the most of short work in her match against Harris-Stowe, finishing with nine kills and a .818 hitting percentage in just two sets.

SLIAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (DEFENSIVE)
CIERRA HOWARD - IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Cierra Howard, a senior from Bellevue, Neb., is the SLIAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. The Iowa Wesleyan University libero put up back to back 30 dig performances last week in helping her team to two wins including their first conference win of the year. Howard totaled 31 digs in a 3-1 over Knox and followed with 38 digs in a 3-2 win against Fontbonne. On the week Howard averaged 6.42 digs per set, and she currently leads the conference in digs per set.

Other Notables:

Jessica Diehl, Spalding University (Volleyball) Diehl recorded 17 kills, while hitting .615, in a 3-1 win over Otterbein.
Allyson Mitchell, Greenville College (Volleyball) Mitchell pounded out 24 kills in her team's 3-1 win over St. Mary of the Woods.
Katie O'Toole, Webster University (Volleyball) O'Toole racked up 85 digs in four matches last week, averaging 6.07 digs per set.

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