Nike #HLVB Players of the Week (September 10)
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INDIANAPOLIS – NKU’s Haley Libs led Horizon League volleyball with 4.75 kills per set this week, while hitting .300 and earning tournament MVP honors, leading the Norse to a 2-0 record. Libs is the Nike® Offensive Player of the Week. Green Bay’s Vanessa Buman helped the Phoenix to a 2-1 record while posting 5.27 digs per set to earn Nike® Defensive Player of the Week honors.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | HALEY LIBS | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | SENIOR | OUTSIDE HITTER | FLOYDS KNOBS, IND.
Haley Libs hit .300 from the left pin, averaging 4.75 kills per set at the Dunn Hospitality Tournament and leading the Norse to wins over previously unbeaten Austin Peay and Evansville. Libs had her fifth career match with over 25 kills against the Governors, putting down 26 kills at a .286 clip and also added 14 digs. In the sweep of the host Purple Aces, Libs was even more efficient, hitting .333 with 12 kills to go with eight digs. She was named MVP of the tournament for her performances.
2018 Nike® Offensive Players of the Week
August 27 – Jamie Walling, Oakland
September 4 – Taylor Wolf, Green Bay
September 10 – Haley Libs, Northern Kentucky
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | VANESSA BUMAN | GREEN BAY| SENIOR | LIBERO | GREENVILLE, WIS.
Buman led Green Bay in digs for the third weekend in a row at the Sycamore Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana, hosted by Indiana State. Her 5.27 digs per set ranked second in the Horizon League for the week. She scooped up 58 digs throughout the weekend in 11 sets, moving her up to fifth in the league with 155 total and 4.43 per set. She was very consistent, picking up 11 digs in each three-set match against Central Michigan and Saint Louis.
2018 Nike® Defensive Players of the Week
August 27 – Ashton Terrill, Northern Kentucky
September 4 – Rachel Hickey, IUPUI
September 10 – Vanessa Buman, Green Bay