Player: Nancy Nyongesa; Dickinson State; Senior;
Outside Hitter; Bungoma, Kenya
Nyongesa hit .439 with 32 digs (4.57/game) and 28 digs (4.00/game)
as the Blue Hawks went 2-0 in conference play. She also recorded 5 assist blocks
(0.71/game) and 1 service ace (0.14/game).
Stiefel had 109 assists (15.57/game) in leading the Blue Hawks to a pair of DAC
victories. In the two wins, she also had 23 digs (3.29/game), 4 assist blocks
(0.57/game) and 1 service ace (0.14/game).
Libero: Jenny Hiykel; South Dakota Mines; Junior;
Libero; Omaha, NE
Hiykel recorded 112 digs (8.62/game) and 3 service aces
(0.23/game) in helping the Hardrockers to a 3-0 mark for the week.
Boel hit .359 with 57 kills (3.17/game), 22 service aces
(1.22/game), 13 digs (0.72/game), 7 solo blocks (0.39/game) and 25 assisted blocks
(1.39/game) as the Blue Hawks went 4-1 and finished second at the prestigious Graceland
Tournament in Lamoni, IA. Boel was also named NAIA Region III Player of the
Week.
Stiefel had 200 assists (11.11/game) in leading Dickinson State to a 4-1 record and a
second place finish at the Graceland Tournament in Lamoni, IA. She also had 43 digs
(2.39/game), 19 kills (1.06/game), 9 service aces (0.50/game) and 17 assisted blocks
(0.94/game).
Libero: Jenny Hiykel; South Dakota Mines; Junior;
Libero; Omaha, NE
Hiykel had 50 digs (5.56/game) and 4 service aces (0.44/game) as
the Hardrockers split a pair of matches.
For the Week of August 27-September 02, 2007:
Player: Elizabeth Rodriguez; Dickinson State; Senior; Middle Blocker;
Cali, Columbia
Rodriguez hit .467 with 37 kills (3.08/game) and 51 digs (4.25/game) as the Blue Hawks
picked up three victories over NCAA Division II opponents at the University of North
Dakota Tournament. Rodriguez also recorded six aces (0.50/game), four solo blocks
(0.33/game) and 15 assisted blocks (1.25/game).Rodriguez was
also named NAIA Region III Player of the Week.
Stiefel recorded 179 assists (14.92/game) in leading the Blue Hawks to a 3-0 record
versus NCAA Division II teams at the University of North Dakota Tournament. Stiefel
also added 29 digs (2.42/game), four service aces (0.33/game) and 13 assisted blocks
(1.08/game) Libero: Jennifer Weitzel; Black Hills State; Senior; Libero; Berthoud, CO
Weitzel had 66 digs (5.08/game) and seven service aces (0.54/game) in helping the Yellow
Jackets to a 4-0 record at the Concordia College Invitational in Moorhead, MN.
