INDIANAPOLIS – Upper Iowa University graduate middle blocker Zoe Semelroth, Drury University senior middle blocker Kayli Duncan, and Quincy University freshman setter Elena Kasavica were named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week in volleyball, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Zoe Semelroth, Upper Iowa
Gr. | MB | Tripoli, Iowa
Major: Exercise Science/Sports Studies
Team Results: 3-0 L at Winona State (9/10) | 3-2 W vs. Wayne State, 3-0 W at Lake Erie (9/13) | 3-2 W vs. Ohio Dominican, 3-1 L at Parkside (9/14)
- Registered 84 kills (4.20/set) and 90 points (4.50/set) in 20 sets
- Recorded .430 hitting percentage
- Added 12 blocks, three assists, and two digs
- Best performance came against Ohio Dominican, notching 20 kills with a .548 hitting percentage
- Earns first-ever Offensive Player of the Week Award for Upper Iowa
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kayli Duncan, Drury
Sr. | MB | Wichita, Kan.
Major: Management & Marketing
Team Results: 3-1 L vs. #7 Southwest Minnesota State (9/12) | 3-1 W vs. Southern Nazarene, 3-0 W vs. Roosevelt (9/13) | 3-1 W vs. Newman (9/14)
- Registered 24 total blocks (1.71/set), including 15 solo blocks, in 15 sets
- Added 31 kills, five digs, and one assists
- Best performance came against Southwest Minnesota State, collecting 9 solo blocks and one block assist
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Panthers’ Defensive Player of the Week: Juliana Squire (10/25/21)
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Elena Kasavica, (RV) Quincy
Fr. | S | Belgrade, Serbia
Team Results: 3-2 W vs. Winona State, 3-1 W vs. William Jewell (9/13) | 3-0 W vs. Malone, 3-1 vs. Missouri S&T (9/14)
- Directed offense that averaged 15.1 kills and hit .259 over 16 sets
- Tallied 200 assists (12.50/set)
- Added 51 digs, five kills, three aces, and three blocks
- Highlighted by performance in five-set win over Winona State, tallying career-high 60 assists and 12 digs
- Earns first-ever Setter of the Week Award for Quincy