Marissa Eckness Award Defensive Athlete of the Week Week Of 9/9/2014 Sport Volleyball School University of Minnesota Morris Year Position OH Hometown High School The freshman outside hitter had a career high 19 digs against UW-Stout this weekend. She totaled 41 digs on the weekend averaging 3.15 digs per set. Ekness was also good for four block assists on the weekend for the Cougars.