Defender of the Week: Jaiden Perez, Montana Western
Perez, a junior middle blocker from Las Vegas, Nev., was selected as the Defender of the Week.
She started in all 12 sets for the 11
th-ranked Bulldogs in the Palm Beach Juniors Classic, hosted by Keiser (Fla.). She was dominant by the net, recording a team-best 15 total blocks (1 solo, 14 assists) for the week.
Perez averaged an impressive 1.3 blocks per set for Montana Western. She tallied a team-high six blocks in UMW’s 3-0 sweep over Saint Francis (Ind.). She closed the tournament by contributing five blocks versus host-team Keiser.
This is her first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.