BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Jill Pressly, Gr., OH, DePaul
Pressly paced DePaul to a two-win weekend, averaging a BIG EAST best 4.43 kills per set on .269 hitting. The graduate student also contributed 21 digs, three blocks, two assists, and a service ace in victories over Providence (3-0) and UConn (3-1). She was the offensive match leader in each outing, logging 14 and 17 kills, respectively.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Emma Grace, RS-Jr., OH/DS, Xavier
Grace anchored Xavier’s defense with a league-leading 5.25 digs per set as the Musketeers picked up a pair of victories over the weekend. The outside hitter/defensive specialist also ranked sixth in the BIG EAST this week with 3.50 kills per set. During Friday’s 3-2 victory over UConn, Grace totaled a career-best 30 digs with 16 kills and two aces. In Sunday’s sweep of Providence, the redshirt junior contributed 12 digs and 12 kills on a season-high .476 hitting.
BIG EAST Setter of the Week
Logan Flaugh, Sr., S, Xavier
Flaugh averaged a BIG EAST best 11.62 assists per set to help the Musketeers to an undefeated weekend. In Friday’s five-set win over UConn, the senior dished out a career-high 56 assists with 12 digs and a pair of kills. Against Providence (W, 3-0), Flaugh amassed 37 assists, 10 digs and four kills, registering her 500
th career dig in the process.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Margo Kemp, RS-Fr., MB, Xavier
Kemp delivered 2.50 kills per set on .472 hitting with five total blocks, four of which were solo stops, as the Musketeers enjoyed a two-win homestand. Against UConn, the middle blocker delivered 13 kills at a .478 clip with four blocks. Versus Providence, Kemp contributed seven kills on .462 hitting with one solo block.
Honor Roll
Ava Martin, Jr., OH, Creighton
Martin averaged 3.83 kills per set on .367 hitting with a league-leading 1.17 service aces and 5.17 points per set as Creighton conquered Georgetown (3-0) and Seton Hall (3-0) this weekend. The outside hitter contributed a double-double in Saturday’s victory over the Pirates with 10 kills and seven digs plus three aces.
Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton
Wait ranked third in the BIG EAST in both assists (9.67) and digs (4.33) as the Bluejays captured a pair of sweeps on the road. In Friday’s victory over Georgetown the senior dished out 30 assists with nine digs, four kills, and a block on .667 hitting. At Seton Hall, Wait contributed 28 assists and a season-high 17 digs with three kills and a block.
Rachel Krasowski, Gr., L, DePaul
Krasowski averaged 4.86 digs per set as DePaul defeated Providence (3-0) and UConn (3-1) this weekend. Versus the Friars, the libero logged 15 digs and seven assists. Against the Huskies, Krasowski notched 19 digs, five assists, and two service aces.
Yadhira Anchante, Gr., S, Marquette
Anchante averaged 10.36 assists per set as Marquette earned four victories this week. The graduate setter contributed six service aces, four blocks and 3.00 digs per set as the Golden Eagles defeated BIG EAST opponents Seton Hall (3-2) and Georgetown (3-0) in addition to Milwaukee (3-0) and Princeton (3-0). Through the weekend, Anchante notched a pair of double doubles, doing so against Seton Hall (42 assists, 17 digs) and Princeton (30 assists,11 digs).
Lucrezia Lodi, Jr., OH, St. John’s
Lodi logged 4.12 kills per set at a .328 clip with 12 digs, two aces, and two blocks as St. John’s returned to the win column with victories over Villanova (3-2) and Butler (3-0). Against the Wildcats, the outside hitter matched her career-best with 24 kills plus six digs, two aces, and two blocks.