Endres Named Independent Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 6, 2007
Complete Release in PDF format OREM, Utah - For the third time this season, Utah Valley senior Jessica Endres has earned the Division I Independent Offensive Player of the Week Award. Endres, who is one of three seniors that will be honored before Saturday's final regular season home match against Nevada, posted big numbers in last week's sweep of Utah State. In Utah Valley's first win over its in-state rival, Endres hit .520 with 15 kills, six block-assists and two aces. For the week she totaled 31 kills (4.43 kpg), hit .333 and averaged 1.43 blocks per game. Texas-Pan American's Rebecca Toddy earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading the Lady Broncs to a win in their only match of the week, a five-game victory over UT-Brownsville. In the match, Toddy notched a match-high and career-high 33 digs, an average of 6.6 digs per game. The weekly Division I independent awards are nominated and voted on by the sports information department at seven independent NCAA schools. The 2007-08 Division I All-Independent Team will be announced next week. Saturday's match against Nevada will begin at 1pm. The Wolverines will close out the season next week by hosting the 2007 Independent Championships on November 16-17. |
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