ISABELLA LIPACIS OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a freshman outside hitter from Piedmont, Calif., has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, March 8 through Sunday, March 14.
Lipacis was a factor on both sides of the net as Colorado College posted a pair of three-set victories at Southwestern. During Friday night's 25-19, 25-18, 25-22 win, Lipacis recorded 10 digs and had a hand in five blocked shots to help CC limit the Pirates to a .133 team hitting percentage. She completed her second double-double of the season, adding 11 kills in the match. On Saturday, Lipacis produced 10 digs and one block as the Tigers held Southwestern to a .082 percentage.
For the season, Lipacis is second on the team averaging 0.41 blocks and third at 3.44 digs per set. Offensively, she leads the Tigers, averaging 3.07 kills per set.
Other impressive performances in the SCAC:
Junior libero Mari Prazak of Austin College had a strong weekend as the 'Roos went 2-0 against Schreiner. Prazak totaled 47 digs with an average of 5.22 digs-per-set. The junior had 24 digs in the opening match and followed that up with 23 digs in match two. Senior libero Sami Lin of Trinity Lin led the Tigers with 19 digs across Saturday's home-opening doubleheader with Centenary College on a day when the entire Trinity roster saw action in both matches. The senior libero posted the only double-digit back-row performance of the day with 13 digs in the opening match. Senior defensive specialist Kaylyn Latin of St. Thomas had 60 digs, averaing 6.67 per set, as the Celts split their two matches against the Univeristy of Dallas. She posted 31 digs in the 3-2 loss to the Crusaders - her second-highest single-match total of the season.
| SCAC Volleyball Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Rachel Krutz, Colorado College |
| Week 2 | Mari Prazak, Austin College |
| Week 3 | Isabel Aragon-Menzel, Colorado College |
| Week 4 | Isabella Lipacis, Colorado College |
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