Defender of the Week: Kyra Saiers, Providence (Mont.)
Saiers, a junior defensive specialist from Valley Springs, Calif., was selected as the Defender of the Week.
She tallied 21 digs in UP’s 3-1 victory over No. 21 ranked Nelson (Texas), followed by 18 digs (6.0 d/s) despite a 3-0 setback to No. 5 Eastern Oregon. She added 19 digs (6.3 d/s) in 3-0 sweep over Taylor (Ind.).
Saiers amassed 67 digs and averaged 5.2 digs per set in the Big Sky Challenge for the 10
th ranked Argos, who finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.
This is her first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.