Mackenzie Smith led Nelson University to a 2-1 week in three conference games. She started the week with a pair of 14 kill performances against Texas Wesleyan University and John Brown University. Smith followed those performances with an eight kill and one error performance against College of the Ozarks where Nelson earned a sweep. The junior from Springfield, Missouri hit over .400 in two of the three matches and added eight total blocks as Nelson moves to .500 on the year at 8-8.
Stats on the week: 36 K, .360 PCT, 4 D, 8 B
Nominees: Marley Aune, University of Northwestern; Tori Dawson, Malone University; Madelyn Hensley, Cedarville University; Chloe Schmidt, Sterling College; Hailey Sembach, Ohio Christian University; Karlee Siegfreid, Mid-America Christian University; Mackenzie Smith, Nelson University; Avery Surette, Redeemer University; Ainsley Tacke, Bethel University