Defender of the Week: Eve Fountain, Bellevue (Neb.)
Fountain, a senior outside hitter from Omaha, Neb., was selected as the Defender of the Week.
She recorded her team-leading 10
th and 11
th double-doubles of the season as No. 7 Bellevue (Neb.) closed their home schedule with a 2-0 record. She hit a career-high 28 digs (5.60 digs per set) and added five blocks (1.0 blocks per set) in BU’s five-set upset victory over No. 1 ranked Providence (Mont.).
Fountain tallied 10 digs and four blocks in Bellevue’s 3-0 sweep over (RV) Montana State-Northern. For the week, she totaled 38 digs (4.75 digs per set) and nine blocks (1.13 blocks per set).
This is Fountain’s fourth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.