MAC Volleyball East Division Offensive Player of the Week
Taylor Heberle, Kent State, Outside Hitter
Heberle had a monster weekend at the pin, averaging 4.56 points per set while hitting at a .318 clip to lead Kent State to a series split with Miami. Heberle posted 21 kills and a .320 hitting percentage on Friday and powered the Golden Flashes to a 3-1 victory with 16 kills while hitting .314 on Saturday.
MAC Volleyball East Division Defensive Player of the Week
Julia Walz, Bowling Green, Libero
Walz tallied a team-high 23 digs, including 14 in the opening set. BGSU limited Ohio to a .211 attack percentage as the Falcons swept the Bobcats. Walz also added three assists and one ace. The following day, Walz logged 30 digs, her fourth 30-dig performance of the season. The senior now averages 6.49 digs per set in conference matches, the highest number in the MAC.
MAC Volleyball East Division Setter of the Week
Alex Haffner, Kent State, Setter
Haffner ran a Kent State offense that posted a .258 hitting percentage over two matches against Miami. Haffner averaged 10.67 assists and 2.33 digs per set over nine sets. She helped the Golden Flashes’ offense find its groove on Friday and record a .302 team hitting percentage while totaling 54 assists and 9 digs. Haffner posted a double-double with 42 assists and 12 digs, along with 3 blocks, in Saturday’s 3-1 win.
MAC Volleyball West Division Offensive Player of the Week
Jaclyn Bulmahn, Ball State, Outside Hitter
Bulmahn helped the Ball State women’s volleyball team clinch the 2021 MAC Regular Season Championships and hosting rights for the 2021 MAC Volleyball Championship by averaging 4.33 kills per set in a two-match series sweep at Eastern Michigan. Bulmahn, who also hit .225 (39-16-102) over the two matches, opened the week with a Ball State career-high 20 kills in Friday’s four-set win over EMU … She also added a pair of blocks and two digs in the win, while hitting .292 (20-6-48) … She followed with a match-high 19 kills in Saturday’s five-set thriller to clinch the championship, adding a dig and hitting .167 (19-10-154).
MAC Volleyball West Division Defensive Player of the Week
Aly Gurtiza, Central Michigan, Libero
Gurtiza turned in solid and consistent weekend as the Chippewas split a pair of MAC home matches with Toledo. Gurtiza, a freshman from Greenwood, Mo., finished with 24 digs in helping lead CMU to a four-set victory in Friday's opening match, and then followed with 26 digs on Saturday in the Chippewas' loss. It marked the 15th and 16th time in 29 matches this season that Gurtiza has finished with at least 20 digs. She leads the MAC in digs (519) and digs per set (5.35).
MAC Volleyball West Division Setter of the Week
Logan Case, Western Michigan, Setter
Case totaled an even 100 assists (14.29/set) while helping the Broncos hit .286 over the weekend in a pair of wins over Akron. The sophomore began the weekend with 55 assists in Friday's win which saw WMU hit .312 for the contest, the sixth time this season the Broncos have hit over .300. She followed that up with 45 more helpers in a sweep of the Zips the following day ... Case also totaled 18 digs (4.50/set) for the weekend.
