Jimenez & Jackson Named NWC Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week

9/23/2024 4:30:00 PM

The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Women’s Volleyball for the week of September 17th through September 23rd.

Volleyball - Offense - Student-Athlete of the Week
Ella Jimenez I OH I Whitworth | SR | Loomis, Calif. | Del Oro

Jimenez had the most offensively dominant game at Whitworth in several years during the Pirates' 3-0 win over George Fox. She had 17 kills and only one error in 26 attempts for a .615 hitting percentage.  She had 20.5 points vs. a Bruins squad that scored 26.0 points as a team.  For the weekend she averaged 4.3 kills and 5.25 points per set while hitting .346.

 

Volleyball - Defense - Student-Athlete of the Week
Makenna Jackson I Libero I Pacific Lutheran | SR | Roy, Wash. | Graham Kapowsin

Jackson finished the weekend with 48 digs, averaging 8.0 per set in a pair of 3-0 sweeps for the defending NWC Champion Lutes.