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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly volleyball awards for the week of August 29 - September 4.  Central Lakes College outside hitter, Jaime Johnson, earned the MCAC North Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week. Johnson hit .393 with 13 kills and only 2 errors, while also serving 2 aces on the week.  Minnesota North - Mesabi Range middle blocker, Kaelynn Kudis, was named the MCAC North Division Defensive Athlete-of-the-Week as she dug 16 balls, served 2 aces, and had 3 solo blocks and 1 assisted block during her lone match of the week.  

In the South Division, Minnesota State Community and Technical College's outside higher, Faith Marion, had 31 kills, 3 assists, and 5 service aces in her 11 sets played.  She averaged 2.82 kills per set and had a .135 hitting percentage on the week to earn this week's South Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week award. There were no nominations for the MCAC South Division Defensive Athlete of the Week award.

As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:

MCAC Statistical Leaders:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2022-23/leaders

MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2022-23/standings

	MCAC Volleyball North Division Athletes of the Week
Jaime Johnson Central Lakes College SO / Outside Hitter Pine River, MN	Offensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  3 Kills:  13 Hitting Errors:  2 Total Hitting Attempts:  28 Assists:  0 Service Aces:  2 Service Errors:  0 Noteworthy Information: Jaime, averaged 4.33 powerful kills/set and hit .393 in the Raiders 3-set win over Northland. Next Contest: September 7 versus Minnesota North - Mesabi Range Team Record: 3-2 overall, 1-0 in the MCAC North
Kaelynn Kudis Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range SO / Middle Blocker Cherry, MN	Defensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  4 Digs:  16 Service Aces:  2 Solo Blocks:  3 Assisted Blocks:  1 Service Errors: 4 Noteworthy Information:  In addition to Kaelynn's 4.00 digs/set and 1 block/set, she also had 4.50 kills/set and 3 assists. Next Contest:  September 7 at Central Lakes College Team Record: 2-4 overall, 1-0 in the MCAC North

	MCAC Volleyball South Division Athletes of the Week
Faith Marion Minnesota State Community & Technical College FR / Outside Hitter Flasher, ND	Offensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  11 Kills:  31 Hitting Errors:  18 Total Hitting Attempts:  96 Assists:  3 Service Aces:  5 Service Errors:  2 Noteworthy Information: Faith hit .135 on the week averaging 2.82 kills/set and leading her team to 2 more wins. Next Contest: September 9 at the RCTC Tournament Team Record: 4-3 overall, 2-0 in the MCAC South

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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.