USD’s outside hitter Audrey Reeg and SDSU’s right side hitter Ashley Beaner were named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week.
NDSU’s defensive specialist/outside hitter Mikaela Purnell garnered the league’s Defensive Player of the Week award.
AUDREY REEG, SOUTH DAKOTA Sr. // OH // Dubuque, Iowa
- Collected her third career Player of the Week award and second this season
- Had a double-double (15 kills, 16 digs) in a three-set win over Western Illinois
- Helped the Coyotes win their 20th and 21st match of the year, the most since the Coyotes joined Division I
- For the week, averaged 4.67 kills per set with a .362 hitting percentage with 58 total attempts
ASHLEY BEANER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sr. //RS // Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Collected her first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Set career-highs with 25 kills in a 3-2 loss to Oral Roberts
- Helped the Jackrabbits upset Fort Wayne with 18 kills
- For the week, averaged 4.78 kills per set with a .344 hitting percentage and four service aces
Also nominated: Emma Willis, Denver; Somer Johnson, Fort Wayne; Gabby Fisher, IUPUI; Emily Miron, North Dakota State; Laura Milos, Oral Roberts
Previous honorees: Aug. 29 – Brittany Jessen, South Dakota; Sept. 6 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 12 – Brittany Jessen, USD; Sept. 19 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 26 – Brianna Rasmusson, NDSU; Oct. 3 – Audrey Reeg, USD; Oct. 10 – Kayla Principato,DU/Shelby Cox, ORU; Oct. 17 – Laura Milos, ORU; Oct. 24 – Alexis Mapes, IUPUI
MIKAELA PURNELL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE Jr. // DS/OH // Excelsior, Minn.
- Collected her third career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second this season
- Back-to-back 28-dig performances in 3-0 wins over Western Illinois and Omaha
- Double figures in 14 of 15 matches
- Averaged 9.33 digs per set for the week
