NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Millikin’s
Audrey Krajec and North Central’s
Sarah Eggert were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Volleyball Players of the Week Wednesday.
Krajec, a sophomore middle hitter from West Salem, Illinois and Edwards County High School (Nursing major) averaged 3.86 kills per set to go along with a .562 attack percentage as the Big Blue went 4-0 at the Virginia Wesleyan Invitational over the weekend. She finished with 15 kills in 21 attempts for a .619 attack percentage during a 3-0 win over Mount Aloysius on August 31. Later in the day, she added 10 kills and two service aces in a 3-0 victory against Neumann. Krajec then tallied 12 kills, one service ace and five block assists in a 3-0 victory over Marymount. She finished the tournament with 17 kills on 22 assists for a .636 hitting percentage in a 3-2 win over host Virginia Wesleyan.
Eggert, a junior libero/defensive specialist from Woodridge, Illinois and Downers Grove South High School (Spanish major), averaged 5.38 digs and a .976 reception percentage as the Cardinals went 3-1 at the Pacific Coast Classic over the weekend. Eggert totaled 26 digs in a 3-2 win over Chapman on Friday and 20 digs in a 3-1 win over Whittier later that day. On Saturday, she had 16 digs in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota-Morris, but followed up with 24 digs in a 3-0 victory against 16th-ranked UMass-Boston. She totaled 86 digs for the tournament.
2012 CCIW Volleyball Players of the Week
Offensive Players of the Week
Audrey Krajec – Millikin (9/5/12)
Defensive Players of the Week
Sarah Eggert – North Central (9/5/12)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2011-12 academic year, the CCIW honored 1,323 academic all-conference recipients, 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, 89 all-Americans and three national championship teams.