TicketSmarter WAC Volleyball Players of the Week Announced
DENVER – Utah Valley opposite hitter Kristen Bell and defensive specialist Seren Jardine have been named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of March 10 through March 16.
Bell, a redshirt junior from Mapleton, Utah, led the Wolverines to a series sweep of UT Rio Grande Valley last week. On Monday, she averaged 3.25 kills per set as UVU took down the Vaqueros in four sets. However, her top showing of the week came on Tuesday when she posted 14 kills on .308 hitting in a three-set sweep of UTRGV.
Jardine, a senior from Orem, Utah, finished the week averaging 6.43 digs per set to pace the Wolverines against UTRGV. She started her week with an 18-dig outing in Monday's win over the Vaqueros. On Tuesday, Jardine became the all-time career digs leader in UVU history as she finished with 27 digs in just three sets, giving her 1,748 digs on her career.
Other offensive nominees included: Chicago State's Berenice Almeyda had a pair of strong performances last week against Dixie State, averaging 3.50 kills per set on .429 hitting across six sets… NM State's Lia Mosher posted 16 kills on .636 hitting in the Aggies' four-set victory over Tarleton last week as she helped NM State clinch the WAC regular-season title… Seattle U's Amaris Carter averaged 2.83 kills per set to lead the Redhawks in a pair of road matches against Grand Canyon… UT Rio Grande Valley's Victoire Nama recorded her third double-double of the season as she finished with 15 kills and 10 digs in the Vaqueros second match against Utah Valley last week.
Other defensive nominees included: Chicago State's Andrea Calderon finished the week averaging 6.17 digs per set last week… NM State's Darian Markham averaged 4.29 digs per set as she tallied 30 digs on the week to lead the Aggies over Tarleton… Seattle U's Tijana Milojevic posted an impressive 27 digs in the Redhawks' four-set loss to Grand Canyon on Tuesday… UT Rio Grande Valley's Sarah Cruz finished Monday's match against Utah Valley with a career-high seven blocks to lead the Vaqueros.