Press Release courtesy of Portland State Athletics.
Senior defensive specialist/libero Tasha Bojanic has been named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office Monday. North Dakota’s Tamara Merseli was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Bojanic led the Vikings to three-consecutive sweeps to win the Nike Invitational in Portland, Ore. The Vikings defeated the University of Portland, CSUN, and Texas-El Paso.
Bojanic anchored the back row for the Vikings with 6.11 digs per set (55 digs over the nine sets). She also led the team with six service aces over the three matches. She was named to the Nike Invitational All-Tournament team for her efforts.
Bojanic, a Belgrade, Serbia native, opened the week with 19 digs in a three-set win over cross-town rival Portland. The 19 digs were the most by a Viking this season for a three-set match. She also added a season-high six assists and a service ace against the Pilots.
Bojanic followed that performance with 17 digs, three assists, and an ace in a sweep of CSUN. She then tallied a match-high 19 digs, again the most by a Viking in a three-set match, with two assists and a team-high four service aces.
Bojanic opened the match against UTEP with nine digs and an ace in the opening frame. She added five digs in each of the next two sets along with a pair of aces in the third set.
For the year, Bojanic leads the team with 3.52 digs per set. She is also second on the team with 11 service aces.
Portland State is 9-3 overall this season as it heads into conference play this week. The Vikings host Idaho State on Thursday, Sept. 21 before hosting Weber State on Friday, Sept. 23.
Every home match this season will be played at Concordia due to the on-going construction of the Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center.
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