Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Addie Atcher (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Outside Hitter/Right Side | Senior - Addie Atcher delivered an outstanding offensive week for Transylvania, totaling 44 kills across three matches against Spalding, Rose-Hulman, and Covenant. Atcher averaged 4.00 kills per set while recording a combined .337 hitting percentage on 92 total attacks. She opened the week with 16 kills and a .268 hitting percentage against Spalding before delivering her most impressive performance against Rose-Hulman, registering a match-high 17 kills on just 24 attempts with only two errors for an exceptional .625 hitting percentage in a three-set victory. She concluded the week with 11 kills against Covenant.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Lily Gena (Munster, Ind.) Franklin College | Libero | Sophomore - Lily Gena continued to excel in the full-time libero role, totaling 55 digs over nine sets for 6.10 per set as Franklin split a pair of Saturday matches. She had 22 digs and a pair of service aces in a four-set win at Bluffton and then pulled up a career-high 33 digs, while handing out seven assists and serving another ace in a marathon battle with Ohio Northern.

Notable Performances:
Offense:

• Taylor Bock (Columbia City, Ind.) Anderson University | Middle Hitter | Sophomore - Taylor Bock recorded 2.50 kills per set and a .310 hitting percentage as Anderson topped Mount St. Joseph in four sets.
• Chloe Ruhlig (Carleton, Mich.) Bluffton University | Opposite | Freshman - Chloe Ruhlig was outstanding in Bluffton's two matches on Saturday. She rammed home 26 kills against just one error for a blistering .510 hitting percentage. Ruhlig finished with 3.71 kills per set and added four blocks for 28 total points.
• Sadie Mae Calma (Hilo, Hawaii) Earlham College | Setter/Right Side | Freshman - Sadie Mae Calma scored 10 kills in a three-set win over Berea on Homecoming. Calma also dished out a team-high 19 assists, with one ace, one block and a .250 hitting percentage.
• Leah Middleton (Pittsboro, Ind.) Franklin College | Outside Hitter | Sophomore - Leah Middleton turned in an outstanding six-rotation performance, totaling 27 kills, 42 digs, six blocks, and five aces as Franklin split Saturday matches with Bluffton and Ohio Northern. The sophomore led the Grizzlies with 13 kills and 23 digs in a four-set road win over the Beavers, adding three blocks and a pair of aces. In a five-setter against ONU, she added a team-best 14 kills to go with 19 digs, three blocks and three aces.
• Abbey McCoy (Indianapolis, Ind.) Hanover College | Outside Hitter | Senior - Abbey McCoy led Hanover as it took on No. 5 Centre and Manchester. Abbey tallied 31 total kills averaging 4.43 kills per set. She also added two assists and three service aces and 11 digs.
• Lily Lichtenbarger (South Bend, Ind.) Manchester University | Middle Blocker | Senior - Lily Lichtenbarger was crucial in Manchester's 3-1 win over Hanover on Saturday. Lichtenbarger finished the match with 15 kills on a .519 percentage.
• Greta Carlson (Austin, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Outside Hitter | Sophomore - Greta Carlson led Rose-Hulman offensively as the team went 1-2 overall this week. Her best match of the week was in the team's exciting comeback win over Greenville, where she recorded a team-high 23 kills. This week, she averaged 19 kills per match and 4.75 kills per set.

Defense:

• Amy Nye (Indianapolis, Ind.) Anderson University | Libero | Sophomore - Amy Nye scattered 5.75 digs per set in Anderson's four-set win against Mount St. Joseph.
• Nashaliz Garcia (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) Berea College | Middle Blocker | Junior - In her two matches this week, Nashaliz Garcia amassed eight blocks at the net, recorded four digs, and 18 kills. She hit .353 this week.
• Saniyah Terry (Macomb, Mich.) Bluffton University | Libero | Junior - Saniyah Terry piled up 48 digs in just seven sets for 6.86 digs per set. She also chipped in with seven assists and a pair of aces.
• Madison Bizjak (San Diego, Calif.) Earlham College | Libero | Senior - Madison Bizjak collected 22 digs, averaging 7.33 digs per set in a sweep of Berea on Homecoming. The Earlham libero also served up an ace.
• Madison Schicker (Fishers, Ind.) Hanover College | Libero | Junior - Madison Schicker led Hanover as it took on No. 5 Centre and Manchester. Schicker finished the contest with 27 digs, averaging 3.86 digs per set. She also added six assists with three service aces.
• Emma Blanton (Arcadia, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Outside Hitter | Sophomore - Emma Blanton helped Rose-Hulman finish the week with a record of 1-2 overall. She totaled 37 digs across the three matches, averaging 3.36 digs per set.
• Megan Helander (Louisville, Ky.) Transylvania University | Libero | Freshman - Megan Helander delivered a strong defensive week for Transylvania, totaling 35 digs across three matches against Spalding, Rose-Hulman, and Covenant. Helander averaged 3.18 digs per set across 11 sets, providing a consistent presence in the Pioneers' back row. Helander highlighted her week with an outstanding performance in Transylvania's three-set conference victory over Rose-Hulman, recording a match-high 19 digs and averaging an impressive 6.33 digs per set. She also contributed seven digs against Spalding and nine against Covenant.

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