Rochester, MN-
As volleyball student-athletes from around the Minnesota College Athletic Conference look towards the quickly-approaching post-season, several individuals turned in impressive performances for their teams over the week of October 1-8. The best of those efforts have earned "Player-of-the-Week" awards from the MCAC volleyball ranks.
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Setter-of-the-Week
Fr. / Setter Underwood, MN
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M State-Fergus Falls had only one match over the week of October 1-7, but freshman setter Sydney Hovland, made it count with an impressive effort passing the volleyball. The Underwood, Minnesota product tallied an amazing 42 set assists in a key MCAC South 3-2 win over Ridgewater College on Wednesday, October 3. With the victory, M State and Ridgewater sit tied at 5-3 in Conference action, with four divisional contests yet to play. The Spartans and Hovland will face Oak Hills Christian College at 7pm on Wednesday, October 10.
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Defensive Player-of-the-Week
So. / OH South Ridge, MN
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Marriah Janke's solid defensive play helped lead Hibbing Community College to a 3-0 week, including two key MCAC Northern Division victories and notching a 3-0 win over NJCAA Division II Gogebic Community College. Janke, a sophomore from Alborn, Minnesota, averaged five digs per set, highlighted by a 23-dig effort in a 3-2 win over Rainy River. She led her team with 17 digs in a 3-0 sweep of ICC and collected another 15 vs. GCC. Hibbing, currently 9-8 overall and 5-4 in the MCAC North, will face Mesabi Range on Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30pm.
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Hitter-of-the-Week
So./OH-S Strathcona, MN |
Brenna Dallager, a sophomore at Northland Community & Technical College has earned Hitter-of-the-Week for her efforts leading the Pioneers. Dallager, from Strathcone, Minnesota, had 27 kills over the course of the week and hit for a .308%, .500% and .333% mark in each of NCTC's matches, respectively. Northland went 2-1 for the week and currently sit at 16-3 overall and 8-2 in the Northern Division. NCTC plays this weekend at a tournament at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
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All-Around Player-of-the-Week
So./S-H Henning, Minnesota |
Paige Wallevand, a leader for No. 1 Central Lakes College, has been tabbed the All-Around Player-of-the-Week in MCAC Volleyball. CLC stretched their recorded to 19-1 overall and 8-0 in the Northern Division, sweeping Northland CTC and Vermilion CC by 3-0 scorelines. Wallevand produced 38 assists for a 6.3 per-set average, with 10 kills and only two errors on 22 attempts. Hitting .364% for the week, she also collected 13 digs and two blocks for the Raiders. Central Lakes will face Itasca Community College on Wednesday, October 10 in Grand Rapids. Match-time is set for 6:30pm.
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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.