Volleyball

West Liberty Sweeps MEC Volleyball Awards

MEC Player of the Week is presented by The Health Plan

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – West Liberty swept the Week 2 Mountain East Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday afternoon. West Liberty outside hitter Katelynn Fritz was named the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, while Hilltopper libero Nyia Setla was voted the Defensive Player of the Week.
 
The MEC Volleyball Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.
 
Fritz, a senior outside hitter from Conklin, Mich., helped West Liberty to a 5-0 week, including an unbeaten weekend at the D’Youville Volleyball Invitational. Fritz hits .197 with 61 kills, 53 digs and five blocks last week. Her top performance of the week came on Tuesday against IUP with 18 kills and 16 digs to record her first of three double-doubles on the week. She hit a week-high .250 against the Crimson Hawks. Fritz also recorded 15 kills and two blocks while hitting .244 against Saint Rose on Saturday evening. She reached double-figures in four of West Liberty’s five matches this week.
 
Setla, a junior from Northville, Mich., repeated as the MEC Defensive Player of the Week. In five matches last week, Setla recorded 86 digs and 19 assists. She had five double-figure performances in digs, including a week-high 23 against East Stroudsburg on Saturday. She also recorded 16 digs in three others matches against D’Youville, Lake Erie and Saint Rose last week.