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Jessica Andrews Named MAC Co-Defensive Player Of The Week
September 16, 2024 | Volleyball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the MAC Players of the Week Monday afternoon (Sept. 16). Of those named, Bowling Green's Jessica Andrews was named the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. For Andrews, this marks her sixth time winning the weekly award over her BGSU career and the first this season. It's also the first BGSU weekly award this year.
Andrews was a force at the net for the Falcons on their way to a 2-1 record at the DePaul/UIC Invite. Andrews finished the weekend with 20 total blocks, logging four solos and 16 block assists over the three matches. In each of BGSU's wins, Andrews tallied two solo blocks. In the five sets against Brown, she added five block assists and then tallied seven block assists over four sets against DePaul. In addition to her strong performance at the net, Andrews tallied 11 kills in both wins as well, coming one block shy of a double-double against DePaul.
MAC Volleyball Players of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week: Izzy Granger, Toledo, Outside Hitter
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Jessica Andrews, Bowling Green, Middle Blocker
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Andelyn Simkins, Western Michigan, Libero
Setters of the Week: Macy Hatkevich/Ella Abraham, Toledo
Up Next
The Falcons will return home to the Stroh Center next weekend on Friday (Sept. 20) to host the Ohio State Buckeyes for a 6 p.m. start. BGSU and OSU will then transition to Columbus on Sunday (Sept. 22) to finish out the weekend series with a 1 p.m. first serve.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Andrews was a force at the net for the Falcons on their way to a 2-1 record at the DePaul/UIC Invite. Andrews finished the weekend with 20 total blocks, logging four solos and 16 block assists over the three matches. In each of BGSU's wins, Andrews tallied two solo blocks. In the five sets against Brown, she added five block assists and then tallied seven block assists over four sets against DePaul. In addition to her strong performance at the net, Andrews tallied 11 kills in both wins as well, coming one block shy of a double-double against DePaul.
MAC Volleyball Players of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week: Izzy Granger, Toledo, Outside Hitter
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Jessica Andrews, Bowling Green, Middle Blocker
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Andelyn Simkins, Western Michigan, Libero
Setters of the Week: Macy Hatkevich/Ella Abraham, Toledo
Up Next
The Falcons will return home to the Stroh Center next weekend on Friday (Sept. 20) to host the Ohio State Buckeyes for a 6 p.m. start. BGSU and OSU will then transition to Columbus on Sunday (Sept. 22) to finish out the weekend series with a 1 p.m. first serve.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
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