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Danielle Waedekin

  • Award
    Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/12/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    Missouri-St. Louis
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Hometown
    St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School
    Parkway North
Bellarmine University junior middle blocker/outside hitter Margaret Horihan and University of Missouri-St. Louis libero Danielle Waedekin have been selected as the Baden Great Lakes Valley Conference Players of the Week for volleyball, it was announced by the league office Monday. 
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Danielle Waedekin, Missouri-St. Louis
Jr., DS/L, St. Louis, Mo.

Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Alabama Huntsville, 3-2 W at Trevecca Nazarene, 3-0 W vs. Walsh
  • Helped UMSL to 3-0 weekend at Scott Jones Classic
  • Averaged 5.40 digs per set
  • Held opponents to .158 hitting
  • Tallied 17 digs in three-set win over Alabama Huntsville, which hit .054 in its first loss of the season
  • Recorded match-high 22 digs in five-set win at regional foe Trevecca Nazarene with three assists and as many service aces
  • Notched 15 digs in sweep of in-region foe Walsh, adding three assists.
  • Earns her first career Defensive Player of the Week award
  • Last Triton Defensive Player of the Week: Erin Walker (11/16/15)