2020-21 NWC Volleyball Student-Athletes Of The Week

Week Offensive Defensive
Apr. 5-11 Natalie Klotz, Willamette (OH) Shyla Sato, Willamette (L)
Mar. 29-Apr. 4 Emma Porter, Willamette (S) Shyla Sato, Willamette (L)
Mar. 22-28 Makena Ohlmaier, Lewis & Clark (OH) Ka'anelaokapu'uwai Pakai-Pias, Lewis & Clark (OH)
Mar. 15-21 Laney Search, George Fox (S) Shyla Sato, Willamette (L)
Mar. 8-14 Lauren Wilson, Pacific Lutheran (OH) Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran (L)
Mar. 1-7 Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran (L) Jordan Zweifel, Pacific (Ore.) (OH)
Feb. 22-28 Maddie Lee, Whitworth (OH) Kaity Barr, Whitworth (MB)
Feb. 1-7 Sianna Iverson, Pacific Lutheran (OH) Emily Dulaney, Pacific Lutheran (S)

WEEK OF APR. 5-11
Offensive:
Natalie Klotz, Willamette (Jr., OH)
Klotz (Bonner Springs, Kan.) led all players with 17 kills in just three sets as Willamette swept Lewis & Clark 3-0 after losing 0-3 at L&C earlier in the season. Her 17 kills are tied for 2nd most for WU in a 3-set rally scored match since 2006. Klotz hit .298 in the rematch with L&C and made a big difference whenever she was on the court. She also earned four digs and one service ace. 

Defensive: Shyla Sato, Willamette (So., L)
Sato (Honolulu, Hawaii) registered 25 digs to lead all players on both teams in Willamette's 3-0 win over Lewis & Clark. She averaged 8.33 dis per set. She also contributed six assists and one service ace for the Bearcats.

WEEK OF MAR. 29-APR. 4
Offensive:
Emma Porter, Willamette (So., S)
Porter (Honolulu, Hawaii) averaged 8.17 assists per set as Willamette swept past Linfield 3-0 in both matches. She earned 22 assists at Linfield and then recorded 27 assists at Willamette. She also provided six kills as the setter and a .286 hitting percentage. She added 4.17 digs (25 total) and 0.33 blocks per set.

Defensive: Shyla Sato, Willamette (So., L)
Sato (Honolulu, Hawaii) averaged 5.17 digs per set as Willamette defeated nearby rival Linfield twice by 3-0 scores. She reached double digits in both matches, with 15 digs in the first meeting and 16 digs in the second meeting. She also contributed 6 service aces, including four in the first match.

WEEK OF MAR. 22-28
Offensive:
Makena Ohlmaier, Lewis & Clark (Sr., OH)
In two wins over previously undefeated Pacific, Ohlmaier (Tucson, Ariz.) accounted for 41 points (24.5 points in the first game) and nearly a .300 hitting percentage last week. With a career-high 18 kills, she helped the Pioneers remain undefeated (5-0) and to a seventh-straight NWC victory dating back to last season. She added two aces in each game and hit double-digit blocks combined. She hit .308 in the Friday, four-set win. 

Defensive: Ka'anelaokapu'uwai Pakaki-Pias, Lewis & Clark (Jr., OH)
With back-to-back 20 dig performances, a season high, Pakaki-Pias (Kapolei, Hawaii) helped the Pioneers remain undefeated against previously undefeated Pacific. She added two aces in the finale while producing seven assists over the two matches.

WEEK OF MAR. 15-21
Offensive:
Laney Search, George Fox (Sr., S)
Search (Sandpoint, Idaho) dished a career-high 57 assists on Thursday and followed that with another 54 dimes on Friday as the Bruins split the week with Willamette. The senior setter also chipped in a career-best 25 digs on Thursday and tallied two aces with four blocks on the week.

Defensive: Shyla Sato, Willamette (So., L)
Sato (Honolulu, Hawaii) averaged 6.0 digs per set in Willamette's matches versus George Fox. She recorded 25 digs in the first match, and then tied a career high with 35 digs in the second match, which Willamette won 3-2. She also provided 9 service aces during the week (0.90 per set), with 5 in the opener and 4 on the second night.

WEEK OF MAR. 8-14
Offensive:
Lauren Wilson, Pacific Lutheran (So., OH)
Wilson (Olympia, Wash.) finished with 25 kills, 18 digs, seven blocks, and three aces over the weekend, helping the Lutes to a road sweep of Whitman. The sophomore had 11 kills and five blocks on Friday before netting a double-double of 14 kills and 10 digs on Saturday with a .343 attack percentage. She finished the weekend with an impressive .253 attack percentage. 

Defensive: Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran (So., L)
Hetzler (Kailua, Hawaii) finished with 51 digs and six aces in a road weekend sweep of Whitman. The sophomore averaged 5.7 digs per set.

WEEK OF MAR. 1-7
Offensive:
Halle Hetzler, Pacific Lutheran (So., L)
Hetzler (Kailua, Hawaii) recorded 28 digs in a five set win over Puget Sound before collecting 26 the following day against the Loggers. The sophomore averaged 6.0 digs per set for the week along with eight assists and two aces. 

Defensive: Jordan Zweifel, Pacific (Ore.) (Sr., OH)
Zweifel (Tillamook, Ore.) helped Pacific open the spring season 2-0 with pair of wins over Willamette and recorded double-doubles in each match. In the season opener, Zweifel tallied 11 kills and added 11 digs, while she up that performance in the next contest registering 19 kills and added 31 digs. 

WEEK OF FEB. 22-28
Offensive: Maddie Lee, Whitworth (Jr., OH)
Maddie (Spokane, Wash.) led Whitworth to a sweep of Pacific Lutheran by averaging 4.33 kills per set over nine sets. She totaled 48.5 points over the weekend with 39 kills, five service aces and 4.5 blocks. She added 30 digs.

Defensive: Kaity Barr, Whitworth (FY, MB)
Only a first-year Pirate, Kaity (Roseville, Calif.) averaged 1.22 blocks per set to lead the Pirate defense in a weekend sweep of visiting Pacific Lutheran. She was in on nine blocks in Saturday's victory. She also had 16 kills, eight digs and five service aces.

WEEK OF FEB. 1-7
Offensive:
Sianna Iverson, Pacific Lutheran (Fr., OH)
Iverson (Pasco, Wash.) had a match-high 18 kills in the season opener on Friday and eight kills on Saturday as the Lutes swept Puget Sound.

Defensive: Emily Dulaney, Pacific Lutheran (Jr., S)
Dulaney (Mililani, HI) finished the weekend with 13 digs, and four aces while averaging 9.71 assists per set.