Gregg, Reid, Berry Selected as NAIA National Players of the Week

Courtesy: NAIA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rachel Gregg of Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) has been named the NAIA National Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week, Alexandra Reid of Sterling (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week and Morgan Berry of Ottawa (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Volleyball Setter of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday.

The trio was selected based on their performances from Sept. 3 – 9 and was chosen out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution winners.

Attacker of the Week

Rachel Gregg, Lewis-Clark State
6-0, SR, OH, Eagle River, Alaska

• Gregg led her team to a 3-0 week that extended the Warriors win streak to seven. The senior set a new career-high of 20 kills against Medicine Hat College (Alaska). She also recorded a double-double in each of the three contests this week: Mayville State (N.D.) 13 kills, 12 digs; No. 17 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 18 kills, 10 digs; Medicine Hat 20 kills, 12 digs.
• Weekly Stats
  • 51 kills
  • 4.64 kills/set
  • 0.330 attack percentage
  • Also added 34 digs, three service aces and 10 blocks (6 assisted) to her stat line

For the 2nd week in a row the Warriors have been recognized at the national level! Congrats to #LCSCvb senior Rachel Gregg on being named NAIA National Attacker of the Week! #WarriorWay pic.twitter.com/rgKtrmzX6n

— LCSC Warriors (@LCWarriors) September 11, 2018

Defender of the Week

Alexandra Reid, Sterling
5-6, SR, DS, Kingsport, Tenn.

• Reid posted 22 or more digs in each of the three contests last week.
• Weekly Stats
  • 82 digs
  • 8.20 digs/set
  • 1.0 reception percentage
  • 0.939 service percentage

.@SCWarriorVB – Reid Named KCAC Defender of the Week
– https://t.co/lwOpB6Pblv pic.twitter.com/tJ6yKCgOcy

— Sterling Warriors (@SterlingCSports) September 10, 2018

Setter of the Week

Morgan Berry, Ottawa (Kan.)
5-7, FR, S, Shawnee, Kan.

• Berry recorded 32 assists and up in four matches during the Baker Invitational and posted two double-doubles against Haskell (Kan.) (32 assists, 10 digs) and RV Baker (Kan.) (67 assists, 20 digs). The Kansas native notched a new career high of 69 assists and 20 digs against Baker.
• Weekly Stats
  • 189 assists
  • 11.81 assists/set
  • 46 digs, 2.88 average

.@OttawaVB Morgan Berry earns the program's third NAIA Player of the Week honor (Setter) with her selection #BraveNation pic.twitter.com/52vQ6smomG

— Braves Athletics (@BravesAthletics) September 11, 2018