Nike #HLVB Players of the Week (September 16)
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee’s Jess Grabowski and Wright State’s Lainey Stephenson are this week’s #HLVB weekly award winners following 3-0 weeks for both teams. Raider sophomore setter Stephenson earns Nike® Offensive Player of the Week honors after putting up 112 assists, 15 kills, and a .234 attack percentage, extending the Raiders’ win streak to eight games. Panther sophomore defensive specialst Grabowski picks up Nike® Defensive Player of the Week, recording 5.8 digs per set in MKE’s tournament victory at the Panther Invitational.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | LAINEY STEPHENSON | WRIGHT STATE | SOPHOMORE | SETTER | PARK HILLS, KY.
Sophomore setter Lainey Stephenson led the Raiders to a second consecutive 3-0 weekend at Wright State’s Raider Invitational. Stephenson dished out 112 assists this weekend (10.18 A/s) and personally took home 15 kills at a .234 hitting percentage. Stephenson is the only setter in the league found on the Horizon League leaderboards in the hitting % category. She has proven herself a threat at the net amassing 43 kills and a hitting percentage of .288 has her at sixth in the league. The sophomore is a standout setter in the conference currently second on the Horizon League leaderboard for assists (322 total 9.76 A/s).
2019 Nike® Offensive Players of the Week
September 3 – Teddie Sauer, Wright State
September 9 – Taylor Wolf, Green Bay
September 16 – Lainey Stephenson, Wright State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | JESS GRABOWSKI | MILWAUKEE | SOPHOMORE | LIBERO | GREENDALE, WIS.
Sophomore libero Grabowski was stellar at the Panther Invitational, totaling 58 digs in three matches. Grabowski led the back line, recording at least 15 digs in each match and averaging 5.80 per set. The sophomore recorded 35 serve receptions without an error in the victories. Additionally, Grabowski recorded three service aces and four assists as Milwaukee earned the Panther Invitational title.
2019 Nike® Defensive Players of the Week
September 3 – Jenna Story, Wright State
September 9 – Jenna Story, Wright State
September 16 – Jess Grabowski, Milwaukee