Sarah Nobach, Penn State Behrend, Women's Volleyball (Defensive)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend L Sara Nobach tallied 75 digs over four matches, averaging 5.77 digs per set to help Behrend go 3-1 at its home invitational. She tallied 21 digs vs. Utica to reach 500 for her career and then added a season-best 22 in the win over Westminster.

BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Bradford DS Kayla Maslowski totaled 38 digs over two matches this week, averaging 6.3. digs per set, as she tallied 24 digs in two sets of action in the loss to PS-Beaver, while also adding 10 assists and four service aces on the week...Alfred State L Nayomie Ferrer Santiago tallied two double-doubles for Alfred State last week, totaling 43 digs, 87 assists, and seven aces...PS-Altoona L Anna Batrus again had a strong week defensively for the Lions, helping her team go 3-0 last week with wins over non-conference opponents Wilson, Delaware Valley, and Wilkes, as she finished with 47 digs, averaging 4.27 digs per set over three matches...La Roche DS Mackenzie Kerkan had another strong defensive week for La Roche, helping the Redhawks go 3-0 with three 3-0 sweeps, as she totaled 43 digs, averaging 4.78 per set, while also contributing eight assists, four service aces and three kills...Hilbert L Natalie Ruhlmann continued her defensive dominance for the Hawks with 38 digs in three games, while also adding eight assists, three kills and three aces...Mount Aloysius L Kadence Della Valle had a solid week defensively, as she registered three games of 17 or 18 digs with over 100 receptions, while averaging four digs per set and only committing nine total receiving errors in four games, passing at over 90%.