GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following week one of the 2022 volleyball season. Wayne State graduate student outside hitter Lauren VanderWal earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week while Warrior teammate, senior defensive specialist Maddy Benoit, was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. Michigan Tech senior setter Lina Espejo-Ramirez captured GLIAC Setter of the Week accolades.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Lauren VanderWal, Wayne State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Maddy Benoit, Wayne State
Maddy Benoit anchored the defense all weekend as WSU went 3-1 at the UIndy Invitational. She finished the season-opening weekend with 86 digs (6.14/set). In game one on Friday she surpassed 1,000 career digs. Benoit tallied 28 digs and four kills to finish the tournament in a victory over McKendree.
SETTER OF THE WEEK - Lina Espejo-Ramirez, Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech's Lina Espejo-Ramirez averaged 9.58 assists and 2.92 digs per set, leading Michigan Tech to a 4-0 record at the Otter Invitational in California. She was named to the all-tournament team. Espejo-Ramirez had a pair of double-doubles on the weekend, including a Tech career-high 33 assists while adding 11 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Cal State Dominguez Hills. She tallied 115 assists, 35 digs, eight kills, six blocks, and four aces on the weekend.
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE: Olivia Henneman-Dallape (FSU), Hayley Kreiger (DU), Jillian Kuizenga (MTU), Emilee McDaniel (LSSU), Meghan Meyer (WSU), Jazmine Neal (Parkside), Jaelianna Primus (GVSU), Madison Thompson (SVSU)
DEFENSE: Carissa Beyer (MTU), Leah Bylut (FSU), Kenzy Corstange (DU), Maddy Dokken (Parkside), Emily Holbrook (GVSU), Ally Lasley (LSSU), Jacqueline Smith (NMU), Rylee Zimmer (SVSU)
SETTER: Lexie Beeke (DU), Kamryn Duffield (WSU), Jordyn Gates (GVSU), Peyton Gerstacker (SVSU), Emily Kalinowski (LSSU), Karlee Lois (Parkside), Kaylee Maat (FSU), Lauren Van Remortel (NMU)
