NORTHWEST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 9
NWC Player of the Week: Jenne Heu-Weller (PLU, Sr., S, Olympia, Wash.) led the Lutes to a pair of wins with 76 assists (12.7 per game), 14 digs, nine kills (.529 hitting percentage), and four aces.
Honorable Mention: Jill Huber (Whitman, OH) had 43 kills, 24 digs and eight blocks in two matches; Andrea Beck (Linfield, OH) totaled 24 kills and 40 digs in two road wins; Kristen Halleck (Willamette, OH) finished with 35 kills and 40 digs in two matches; Angie Florence (Whitworth, OH) had 22 kills and 19 digs in two matches.
Nov. 2
NWC Player of the Week: Stephanie Turner (PLU, So., OH, Snoqualmie, Wash.) led the Lutes to a pair of road victories with 34 kills (5.7 per game, hitting .373), nine digs, seven aces and six blocks.
Honorable Mention: Rachel Larson (Pacific, OH) totaled 35 kills, 23 digs and four aces in two matches; Andrea Beck (Linfield, OH) had 30 kills and 38 digs in two matches; Denise Kirstein (Whitman, OH) finished with 40 kills and 22 digs in two losses; Nicole Bostic (George Fox, OH) finished with 32 kills and 51 digs in two matches; Jenni Linden (Willamette, MB) totaled 26 kills and 11 blocks in two wins; Bekah Hornor (Whitworth, S) had 58 assists, 16 kills and 25 digs in two losses.
Oct. 26
Co-NWC Players of the Week: Rachel Larson (Pacific, Sr., OH, Mesa, Ariz.) registered 62 kills (4.5 per game), 66 digs and seven aces in three matches; Kristen Halleck (Willamette, Jr., OH, Salem, Ore.) hit .471 with 40 kills in two wins.
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Harksen (Linfield, RS) had 28 kills, 11 blocks and six digs in two wins; Heather Johnson (PLU, MB) finished with 34 kills, 13 blocks, and nine digs in two matches; Nicole Bostic (George Fox, OH) totaled 51 kills (.308) and 61 digs in three matches; Denise Kirstein (Whitman, OH) had 42 kills and 36 digs in two matches; Megan Apperson (UPS, S) dished 75 assists in two losses.
Oct. 19
NWC Player of the Week: Andrea Beck (Linfield, So., OH, Canby, Ore.) led the Wildcats to a pair of key road wins with 32 kills, 35 digs and five blocks.
Honorable Mention: Denise Kirstein (Whitman, OH) finished with 45 kills and 39 digs in two matches; Chrissi Beck (Pacific, S) totaled 103 assists, 29 digs, 11 aces and five block assists in three matches; Heather Johnson (PLU, MB) had 25 kills, six blocks and five aces in two wins; Angie Sammons (Willamette, OH) had 12 kills in two matches.
Oct. 12
NWC Player of the Week: Denise Kirstein (Whitman, Sr., OH, Spokane, Wash.) led the Missionaries to a pair of victories with 34 kills and 40 digs.
Honorable Mention: Rachel Larson (Pacific, OH) totaled 35 kills, 28 digs and four aces in two matches; Jenne Hue-Weller (PLU, S) finished with 84 assists, 28 digs and 12 kills, including a triple-double at GFU; Katy Schrader (Whitworth, MB) had 30 kills, 15 digs and seven blocks in two matches; Liz Clark (George Fox, OH) had 25 kills and 11 digs in two matches; Kelly Sharpe (Linfield, MB) totaled 16 kills, 8 digs and 8 blocks in two wins; Jenni Linden (Willamette) had 18 kills.
Oct. 5
NWC Player of the Week: Kristen Halleck (Willamette, Jr., OH, Salem, Ore.) finished with 67 kills, while hitting .411, with 40 digs and 10 aces as the Bearcats won two of three matches.
Honorable Mention: Jill Huber (Whitman, MB) had 40 kills, 39 digs and four aces in two key victories; Andrea Beck (Linfield, OH) totaled 34 kills and 37 digs in two conference wins; Rachel Larson (Pacific, OH) finished with 38 kills and 40 digs in two matches; Katy Schrader (Whitworth, MB) had 28 kills, 30 digs and 10 blocks in two matches; Julie Locke (PLU, OH) totaled 24 kills and 29 digs in two matches; Nicole Bostic (George Fox, OH) finished with 28 kills and 45 digs in two matches.
Sept. 28
Co-NWC Players of the Week: Heather Johnson (PLU, Jr., MB, Puyallup, Wash.) led PLU to a pair of key wins and first place in the NWC by hitting .253 with 33 kills, 10 digs and three blocks; Denise Kirstein (Whitman, Sr., OH, Spokane, Wash.) led the Missionaries to a 2-0 week with 35 kills and 25 digs.
Honorable Mention: Nicole Bostic (George Fox, OH) had 38 kills and 52 digs in three matches; Katy Schrader (Whitworth, MB) finished with 24 kills, 13 digs and 12 blocks in two matches; Lindsay Harksen (Linfield, RS) totaled 24 kills (.380) and eight digs in two matches; Megan Apperson (UPS, S) had 97 assists in two matches; Rachel Larson (Pacific, OH) finished with 29 kills and 12 digs in two losses.
Sept. 21
NWC Player of the Week: Denise Kirstein (Whitman, Sr., OH, Spokane, Wash.) finished the weekend with 49 kills (6.3 kills per game, hitting .252) with 54 digs, six aces and four blocks as the Missionaries split a pair of matches.
Honorable Mention: Andrea Beck (Linfield, OH) totaled 30 kills, 66 digs and two blocks in two victories; Stephanie Turner (PLU, OH) had 41 kills, 11 digs and 11 aces in three matches; Nicole Bostic (George Fox, OH) finished with 27 kills and 39 digs in two matches; Kellie Twigg (Pacific, OH) totaled 20 kills and 30 digs in two losses; Jennifer Slaton (L&C, OH) had 28 kills and 19 digs in two losses.
Sept. 14
NWC Player of the Week: Sarah Bliss (UPS, Jr., M, Eugene, Ore.) led the Loggers to a 4-0 week by hitting .495 with 61 kills, 20 blocks and five aces.
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Harksen (Linfield, RS) hit .458 with 58 kills, 18 aces, 10 blocks and eight digs in five wins; Stephanie Turner (PLU, OH) led the Lutes to a 4-0 weekend with 56 kills, 11 aces and 10 digs; Angie Florence (Whitworth, OH) totaled 56 kills (.429) and 43 digs in four matches; Jill Huber (Whitman, MB) finished with 53 kills, 40 digs and 13 blocks in four matches.
Sept. 7
NWC Player of the Week: Jenne Heu-Weller (PLU, Sr., S, Olympia, Wash.) led the Lutes to three wins in four matches at the Whittier Invitational by dishing out 152 assists, including 50 in a four-game win over Chapman.
Honorable Mention: Denise Kirstein (Whitman, OH) had 22 kills and hit .348 in a five-game loss to LCSC; Andrea Beck (Linfield, OH) had 42 kills and 45 digs in four matches; Kristen Halleck (Willamette, OH) had 47 digs in four matches.