HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Women’s Volleyball for the week of October 2nd through October 9th.
Women’s Volleyball- Offense- Student-Athlete of the Week
Ella Jimenez I OH I Whitworth | JR | Loomis, Calif. | Del Oro
Jimenez had 28 kills (4.0 kills per set) and hit .321 in Whitworth's 2-0 week. She had 12 kills in a 3-1 win over Whitman and 16 kills in a 3-0 win at Linfield.
Women’s Volleyball- Defense- Student-Athlete of the Week
Piper Harrop I L/DS I George Fox | SR | Sherwood, Ore. | Sherwood
Harrop out-dug every libero in the conference in her match against PLU by seven digs, finishing with 41 in four sets against the Lutes. She dug 2 digs/set more than every other libero over the weekend, facing stiff competition in top-five conference teams in both Pacific Lutheran and Willamette. In both matches over the weekend, Piper serve received a 2.7.