OU’s Holbrook shares Summit League honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland’s Brittany Holbrook and Oral Roberts’ Bruna Silva were named The Summit League’s Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 3-9.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brittany Holbrook, Oakland
Jr., MH
Westland, Mich./John Glenn
Holbrook earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading the Golden Grizzlies to an undefeated (2-0) week in league play. In a 3-0 sweep of UMKC, the junior middle hitter was perfect at the net (8-0-12) with a .667 clip. She then posted a .417 hitting percentage (8-1-17) in Oakland’s 3-1 win over South Dakota. On the week, Holbrook tallied 16 kills and only one error in 29 attempts for a .517 hitting percentage.
Also nominated: Emily Spencer, IPFW; Alexis Meeks, IUPUI; Elizabeth Beck, UMKC; Brynn Joki, North Dakota State; Elizabeth McVicker, Oral Roberts; Natalie Walseth, South Dakota; Lexi Fowler, South Dakota State; Kylie Schofield, Southern Utah; Cait Egan, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Aug. 29 – Jennifer Lopez, North Dakota State; Sept. 6 – Elizabeth McVicker, Oral Roberts; Sept. 12 – Kelli Fiegen, South Dakota State & Analaine Pelaez-Mailoto, Southern Utah; Sept. 19 – Kendall; Kritenbrink, South Dakota; Sept. 26 – Analaine Pelaez, Southern Utah; Oct. 3 – Tori Kroll, South Dakota.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts
So., L
Niteroi, Brazil/Colegio Salesiano Santa Rosa
Silva garners her second career Defensive Player of the Week award and second of the season after helping the Golden Eagles go undefeated (2-0) in league play last week and take sole possession of first place. The libero posted two matches of 35-plus digs, including back-to-back career-best performances. To start the week, she tallied a career-high 38 digs in ORU’s five-set victory over South Dakota State and then came back the next day to better that performance with 41 digs in a five-set win against North Dakota State. Her dig total against the Bison tied the fifth-best league performance for digs in all matches. For the week, Silva recorded 79 digs, averaging 7.9 per set, and two service aces.
Also nominated: Tessa McGill, IPFW; Moriah Fair, IUPUI; Nicole Kerkman, UMKC; Andrea Henning, North Dakota State; Alli Kirk, Oakland; Carol Logato, South Dakota; Shay Birath, South Dakota State; Davia Lee, Southern Utah; Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Aug. 29 – Bridget Murphy, Western Illinois; Sept. 6 – Bethany Fogler, IUPUI; Sept. 12 – Tessa McGill, IPFW; Sept. 19 – Shay Birath, South Dakota State; Sept. 26 – Bruna Silva, Oral Roberts; Oct. 3 – Bethany Fogler, IUPUI.
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