SLIAC Volleyball Players of the Week - October 10

This week's SLIAC Players of the Week include Jessica Diehl, from Spalding University and and Katie O'Toole, from Webster University.

SLIAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (OFFENSIVE) JESSICA DIEHL - SPALDING UNIVERSITY Jessica Diehl, a senior from Louisville, Ky., is this week's SLIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Diehl, a middle blocker, was red hot hitting the ball last week; finishing her match against Webster among the top 10 performances in a match in NCAA Division III history. Diehl hit .818 in the match, ninth best in D3 history, with 18 kills and no errors on just 22 attacks. She followed with 12 kills in a five set loss to Greenville. On the week Diehl averaged 3.3 kills per set with 30 kills while hitting .551. She also averaged 4.2 points per set and added 11 digs and seven total blocks while accounting for 37.5 total points.

SLIAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (DEFENSIVE) KATIE O'TOOLE - WEBSTER UNIVERSITY Katie O'Toole, a senior from St. Louis, Mo., is this week's SLIAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. O'Toole averaged 7.3 digs per set over three matches last week for the Gorloks. She had a high of 29 digs in a four set win over Principia and reached 20 digs in all three matches. In her team's win over Iowa Wesleyan O'Toole became Webster's career leader in digs, surpassing 1,700 in her four year career. On the week she finished with 73 digs in 10 sets.

Other Notables:

• Katelyn Cosgrove, Spalding University (Volleyball) Cosgrove recorded 37 digs, averaging 7.4 per set, in a five set loss to Greenville.
• Sophia Hathaway, Principia College (Volleyball) Hathaway totaled 31 digs, averaging 6.2 per set, in her team's five set win over Fontbonne.
• Emily Lascody, MacMurray College (Volleyball) Lascody totaled 13 service aces in four matches last week.
• Allyson Mitchell, Greenville College (Volleyball) Mitchell averaged 3.76 kills per set over five matches last week including a high of 17 kills against Kenyon.
• Savannah Sells, Greenville College (Volleyball) Sells recorded 20 total blocks last week with a high of 10 in a five set win over Spalding.
• Jory Siebenmorgen, Webster University (Volleyball) Siebenmorgen averaged 4.3 kills per set last week including a high of 20 kills in a win over Principia.