Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Oct. 22-28 Calais Brown Principia Sr Los Angeles, Calif./

Principia College's Calais Brown, a senior from Los Angeles, Calif., has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of October 22-28.

Brown, an outside hitter, averaged 3.29 kills per game, 4.67 digs per game and had eight service aces as Principia posted a 5-1 record last week. Their lone loss was to nationally ranked No. 4 Washington University (Mo.).

Brown had 12 kills, six digs and four service aces in a 3-0 victory versus Westminster College (Mo.). She then recorded double-doubles with 15 kills and 22 digs versus Greenville College, 15 kills and 17 digs versus Adrian College and 17 kills and 23 digs versus William Woods University.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Oct. 15-21 Erin Grobe Webster Jr House Springs, Mo./Northwest

Webster University's Erin Grobe, a junior from House Springs, Mo. (Northwest), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of October 15-21.

Grobe, a middle hitter, averaged 3.36 kills per game, 3.27 digs per game and had 10 total blocks in three matches played last week. She also recorded two double-doubles for the week, with 11 kills and 13 digs versus Lincoln Christian College and 14 kills and 14 digs versus Greenville College.

The Gorloks were 3-0 on the week, including a non-conference win versus Illinois College in which Grobe had 12 kills, nine digs and a .385 attack percentage.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Oct. 8-14 Chelsea Faith Eureka Sr Mt. Pulaski, Ill./Mt. Pulaski

Eureka College's Chelsea Faith, a senior from Mt. Pulaski, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of October 8-14.

Faith, an outside hitter, recorded a career-high 18 kills as the Red Devils defeated Blackburn College 3-2 last week. She also recorded her fifth double-double of the season by adding 14 digs and finished with a match-high .306 hitting percentage.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Oct. 1-7 Maggie Hoette Maryville Jr St. Charles, Mo./Duchesne

Maryville University's Maggie Hoette, a junior from St. Charles, Mo. (Duchesne), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of October 1-7.

Hoette, a middle blocker, led the Saints in kills in all three matches she played last week. She finished the week with 41 kills, a .407 hitting percentage, 14 digs, six blocks and two service aces.

Hoette had 11 kills, a .500 hitting percentage and five digs in a 3-0 Maryville victory versus Westminster College (Mo.). She then added 20 kills, a .421 hitting percentage, four digs and two block assists as the Saints picked up an important conference win on the road at Eureka College. Hoette ended the week with 10 kills, a .304 hitting percentage, five digs and three blocks as Maryville defeated Lincoln Christian College 3-0.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Sep 24-30 Rachael Richards Principia Jr Bellevue, Idaho/

Principia College's Rachael Richards, a junior from Bellevue, Idaho, has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of September 24-30.

Richards, a setter, averaged 9.29 set assists, 1.0 digs an 3.24 digs in 17 games and five matches played last week. She also had seven blocks total for the week.

Richards recorded 38 set assists twice - in a 3-1 loss to No. 18 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a 3-1 loss to Wartburg College. She also added 34 set assists, five service aces and 15 digs as the Panthers defeated University of Wisconsin-River Falls 3-0. Other notable stats for the week include 26 set assists and six service aces versus Westminster College (Mo.) and five kills, five service aces and nine digs versus UW-La Crosse.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Sep 17-23 Christina Speer Principia Jr Chesterfield, Mo./Principia Upper

Principia College's Christina Speer, a junior from Chesterfield, Mo. (Principia Upper), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of September 17-23.

Speer averaged 3.78 kills per game, posted a .515 attack percentage and recorded zero errors in three matches played last week. She also had 18 blocks, 15 digs and four service aces as the Panthers went 3-0 for the week.

Speer tallied 12 kills, three blocks and a .545 attack percentage versus Maryville University (Mo.). She then added 12 kills, 10 blocks, eight digs and a .480 attack percentage versus Eureka College. Speer ended the week with 10 kills, five blocks, five digs, four service aces and a .526 attack percentage versus MacMurray College.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Sep 10-16 Laura Alo Greenville Sr Manhattan, Ill./Peotone

Greenville College's Laura Alo, a senior from Manhattan, Ill. (Peotone), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of September 10-16.

Alo had 57 kills, a .219 hitting percentage, seven service aces, 65 digs and 10 total blocks as the Panthers went 4-0 last week. She recorded 20 kills and only two errors versus Fontbonne University, while also serving six straight points in the fifth and deciding game to give her squad the win. She also had 26 digs and four blocks versus the Griffins.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Sep 3-9 Mary Jo Schweitzer Webster Fr Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central

Webster University's Mary Jo Schweitzer, a freshman libero from Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of September 3-9.

Schweitzer played in five matches, recorded 135 digs and had only three errors in 127 receipts last week. She had 31 digs in the Gorloks 3-0 loss to University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and then added 33 digs in a 3-2 win versus Colorado College.

Webster placed second at the Colorado College Tournament, where Schweitzer was also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Week Player School Year Hometown/High School
Aug 27-Sep 2 Christina Speer Principia Jr Chesterfield, Mo./Principia Upper

Principia College's Christina Speer, a junior from Chesterfield, Mo. (Principia Upper), has been named the SLIAC Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of August 27-September 2.

Speer, a 6-2 outside hitter, was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Monmouth (Ill.) Invitational after leading the Panthers to a 2-1 record. In 12 games played she recorded 55 kills and a .303 attack percentage, while also adding 11 block solos, four block assists, 26 digs and six service aces. Speer had 18 kills versus both Monmouth College (Ill.) and Loras College, and she tallied 19 kills, a .371 attack percentage, three service aces, nine digs and five solo blocks versus Hannibal-LaGrange College.


 

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