University of Southern Indiana sophomore libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) has been named the Baden/Great Lakes Valley Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week following her efforts in the Screaming Eagles’ GLVC wins over Quincy University and Truman State University this past weekend.
Farrell averaged 6.10 digs per set as the Eagles defeated both opponents in five sets.
In the Eagles’ win over Quincy on Friday night, Farrell racked up a career-high 36 digs, just one shy of the Eagles’ single-match school-record of 37, set by Amber Gogel in 2007. Her effort against the Hawks, which included double-digit dig totals in both the second and fourth frames, helped limit Quincy to a .160 attacking percentage.
Farrell returned the following day to record 25 digs in USI’s win over Truman State. She had five digs in the first and fifth sets, while posting six digs in both the third and fourth frames, helping USI limit the Bulldogs to a .195 attacking percentage.
For the weekend, Farrell recorded 61 digs and had a .953 serve-receive percentage in 43 chances. On the year, Farrell is currently fourth in the GLVC and 48th in the nation with 5.23 digs per set.
This marks the first time in Farrell’s career she has earned a GLVC weekly honor and the first time the Eagles have had a GLVC Defensive Player of the Week since Kayla Heldman earned the award November 11, 2013—senior middle blocker Abbey Winter (Germantown, Illinois) was named the Baden/GLVC Offensive Player of the Week September 7 following her efforts at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational.
USI (10-2, 3-1 GLVC), which has won three straight matches, begins a nine-match road trip Tuesday at 6 p.m. (CDT) when it visits Cedarville University. The Eagles return to GLVC play Friday at 7 p.m. when they visit 2014 NCAA II Tournament participant McKendree University; then visit the University of Illinois Springfield Saturday at 3 p.m.
The Eagles’ road trip also includes a stop at Bellarmine University October 7; No. 23 Lewis University October 9; and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside October 10. USI concludes its road trip October 16-17 when it competes at the Midwest Region Crossover in Aurora, Illinois.
