Reagan Owens anchored a red-hot Grace College team on the defensive end, recording 55 digs in a pair of matches to move the Lancers to 17-3 overall. The sophomore from Bloomington, Illinois started the week with 22 digs in a conference win against Marian University and followed with 33 digs against NAIA (19) Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Owens averaged 6.11 digs per set, with an 8.25 digs per set average against Mount Vernon and was nearly perfect in serve receive as well with 36 receptions and just one error.
Stats on the week: 55 D, 6.11 D/S, 9 A, 3 SA, 36 Receptions
Nominees: Keira Adrian, OUAZ; Dru Lindsey, Sterling College; Reagan Owens, Grace College; Flora Sebestyen, Azusa Pacific University; Gracelyn Skaggs, Mid-America Christian University; Jaclyn Jundzilo, Malone University