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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly volleyball awards for the week of September 5 - 11.
Central Lakes College middle hitter, Megan Rinicker, earned the MCAC North Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week. Rinicker had 38 kills and only 3 hitting errors on 63 attempts for a .556 hitting percentage on the week and added another 10 service aces to lead her team to 3 more wins. Northland Community and Technical College libero, Haven Beckett, earned the MCAC North Division Defensive Athlete-of-the-Week. Beckett had 50 digs in 9 sets, good enough for a 5.56 digs/set average. With her 34 digs in a 4-set match with Vermilion, Beckett broke the Northland record for digs in a match.
In the South Division, Minnesota State Community & Technical College setter, Kaia Strom, had 163 assists, 9 aces, and 20 kills in her 4 matches. She averaged 9.06 assists per set to earn this week's South Division Offensive Athlete-of-the-Week award. Kiley Nihart, Rochester Community & Technical College's libero, dug up 103 balls in 16 sets to average 6.43 digs per set and also served 7 aces to earn the 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
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MCAC VolleyballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Megan Rinicker Central Lakes College SO / Middle Hitter Henning, MN |
Offensive Athlete of the WeekSets Played: 9 Kills: 38 Hitting Errors: 3 Total Hitting Attempts: 63 Assists: 3 Service Aces: 10 Service Errors: 6 Noteworthy Information: Megan hit .556 on the week to help her team earn 3 wins. Next Contest: September 14 vs. Minnesota North - Itasca Team Record: 6-2 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC
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Haven Beckett Northland Community & Technical College SO / Libero Gully, MN |
Defensive Athlete of the WeekSets Played: 9 Digs: 50 Service Aces: 0 Solo Blocks: 0 Assisted Blocks: 0 Service Errors: 0 Noteworthy Information: Haven broke the Northland school record of digs in a match with her 34 digs in a 4-set match with Vermilion. She averaged 5.56 digs per set this week. Next Contest: September 14 vs. Alexandria College Team Record: 5-3 overall, 2-1 in the MCAC |
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MCAC VolleyballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Kaia Strom Minnesota State Community & Technical College SO / Setter Fergus Falls, MN |
Offensive Athlete of the WeekSets Played: 18 Kills: 20 Hitting Errors: 3 Total Hitting Attempts: 53 Assists: 163 Service Aces: 9 Service Errors: 5 Noteworthy Information: Kaia passed the 1,000 set assist mark this week with a career high 48 assists against #6 ranked Joliet Junior College. Averaging 9.05 assists per set, Kaia also hit .320 on the week. Next Contest: September 14 at Ridgewater College Team Record: 7-4 overall, 2-0 in the MCAC |
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Kiley Nihart Rochester Community & Technical College SO / Libero Medford, MN |
Defensive Athlete of the WeekSets Played: 16 Digs: 103 Service Aces: 7 Solo Blocks: 0 Assisted Blocks: 0 Service Errors: 2 Noteworthy Information: Kiley averaged 6.43 digs per set this week leading her team to 3 wins. Next Contest: September 14 at Riverland Community College Team Record: 7-4 overall, 3-0 in the MCAC |
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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.