VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Marley Aune, Junior, Northwestern Eagles
New Brighton, Minn. / Avail Academy
- Aune led the team defensively in the front row to three sweeps against Augsburg, Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran, totaling 16 blocks and averaging 1.77 blocks per set. Against Martin Luther, Aune had 7 blocks and 7 kills, hitting .462 with 2 digs and 1 ace. On the week, along with her 16 blocks, Aune hit .410 with 20 kills, 4 digs, and 1 ace. She leads the UMAC in blocks (110) and blocks per set (1.39) by a wide margin, and is third in all of NCAA Division III in blocks per set.