The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Women’s Volleyball for the week of September 9th through September 15th.
Volleyball - Offense - Student-Athlete of the Week
Amblessed Okemgbo I OH I Whitworth | SR | Medical Lake, Wash. | Medical Lake
Okemgbo was named to the Trinity National Invitational All-Tournament team after leading the Pirates to a second place finish, including victories over #11 Trinity and Northwestern (Minn.), a team that made the Elite 8 in 2023 and Final Four in 2022. She averaged 3.43 kills per set while hitting .349 over the course of 14 sets. In the five-set win over the host Tigers, she had 20 kills and hit .500.
Volleyball - Defense - Student-Athlete of the Week
Naia Alefaio-Foifua I Libero I Linfield | FR | Seattle, Wash. | Mount Rainier
Libero Alefaio-Foifua led the Wildcats over the weekend at the Cal Lu Fornia Invitational, recording 36 digs over 11 sets played (3.27 digs/set). The freshman ranks fourth in the NWC in digs per set with 4.16.