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2012 Volleyball Defensive Performers of the Week
September 5, 2012
Catherine Guido - Defensive Specialist - St. Norbert College
Senior - Elmhurst, Ill.
Guido led St. Norbert to a 4-0 weekend at the Elmhurst Tournament, which included wins over No. 12 Carthage and receiving votes Coast Guard Academy. Guido was named to the All-Tournament Team at Elmhurst after totaling 103 digs in 16 sets, an average of 6.44 per set.
September 11, 2012
Tia Rupnik - Libero - Lake Forest College
Senior - Sheboygan, Wis.
Rupnik tallied 106 digs during Lake Forest’s 3-2 week and was named to the all-tournament team at Aurora University’s Jim Coleman Memorial Invitational. She began the week by recording 16 digs in a three-set loss at Wheaton College on Tuesday. She added a dozen digs in a three-set win over Rockford College and 23 in a four-set victory over Manchester College on Friday. On Saturday she registered 29 digs in a four-set loss to Roosevelt University and 23 in a three-set win over Aurora. Rupnik chipped in a dozen assists and four aces on the week.
September 18, 2012
Kylea Weber - Libero - Cornell College
Sophomore - Mount Vernon, Iowa
Weber totaled 96 digs (6.40 dps) in four matches at the Cornell Classic. She scooped a career-high 40 digs in a five-set loss to Bethel, two shy of the school record. The Rams finished 1-3 against foes that all fielded winning records at the classic. For the week, which included a three set victory over MWC foe Monmouth, Weber tallied 106 digs (5.89 dps) and had double-digit digs in every match.
September 25, 2012
Kylea Weber - Libero - Cornell College
Sophomore - Mount Vernon, Iowa
Weber was named to the Wheaton Invitational All-Tournament Team in leading the Rams (8-6 overall) to a perfect 4-0 record. She posted 68 digs (5.23 dps) and fired six aces on 64-of-68 serving.
October 2, 2012
Catherine Guido - Defensive Specialist - St. Norbert College
Senior - Elmhurst, Ill.
Guido helped St. Norbert to a 3-1 weekend at the St. Norbert Tournament, which included wins over UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire. Guido averaged 5.31 digs per set, getting 69 digs in 13 sets.
October 9, 2012
Catherine Guido - Defensive Specialist - St. Norbert College
Senior - Elmhurst, Ill.
Guido led St. Norbert to a 2-0 week, with three-set wins over Carroll and Illinois College. Guido finished with 37 digs in the two matches, including 21 against Carroll. Guido also had three service aces against Illinois College.
October 16, 2012
Kylea Weber - Libero - Cornell College
Sophomore - Mount Vernon, Iowa
Weber went over the 20-dig mark for the 10th time this season with 23 digs in a sweep of Illinois College. She averaged 6.33 digs per set during the week, which also included a home sweep of Knox. Weber went 19-of-19 from the service line with one ace.
October 23, 2012
Kayla Birdsell - Libero - Illinois College
Senior - Chandlerville, Ill.
Birdsell totaled 45 digs in two Midwest Conference matches over the past week as Illinois College fell to Lake Forest College before rebounding with a win over Beloit College. Birdsell made 29 digs in a four-game loss to Lake Forest. She added 16 more digs in a three-game win over Beloit.
October 30, 2012
Tia Rupnik - Libero - Lake Forest College
Senior - Sheboygan, Wis.
Rupnik recorded a match-high 32 digs in Lake Forest’s five-set victory at Monmouth College Friday night and added a pair of aces in the contest. She also tallied 10 digs and chipped in with two assists in a three-set win at Illinois College on Saturday as the Foresters clinched a spot in the MWC Tournament. Rupnik had just two service receive errors in 42 attempts in the two matches combined.