FAIRMONT, W. Va. -  The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Volleyball Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan. 

West Liberty’s setter, Dakoda Keni, is the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate Taylor Speake, a libero/defensive specialist, has been named MEC Defensive Player of the Week.

Keni, a senior from Kahuku, Hawaii, dished out 82 assists to lead West Liberty to a 2-0 week. The Hilltoppers’ setter ran the court well, earning her 3,000 career assists. On Sept. 29, Keni earned 40 assists in a sweep over Point Park. The other 42 assists were added in a five set win over Frostburg State on Oct. 2. 

Speake, a redshirt freshman from Bozeman, Montana, had a combined 45 digs throughout the Hilltoppers’ two wins. In the win against Point Park on Sept. 29, Speake recorded a team high 18 digs. On Oct. 2 against Frostburg State, she notched a season-high 27 digs.

2026 MEC VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

8/31: Natalie Zemba, Fairmont State

9/7: Meg Williams, Concord 

9/14: Chloe Thompson, Concord

9/21: Alexa Martin, Fairmont State 

9/28: Alliyah McNair, Frostburg State 

10/5: Dakoda Keni, West Liberty 

2026 MEC VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

8/31: Lilly Adkins, West Virginia State 

9/7: Allie Davis, Concord 

9/14: Grace DeVall, Fairmont State

9/21: Sahana Rajesh, Charleston 

9/28: Kate Strong, Charleston 

10/5: Taylor Speake, West Liberty