Defender of the Week
Zoie Roghair - Bellevue (Neb.)
Defensive Specialist | Sophomore | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Roghair, a sophomore defensive specialist from Sioux Falls, S.D., anchored No. 8 ranked Bellevue’s (Neb.) back row to a 2-1 record in their season-opening tournament in Indiana. She collected 54 digs in 11 sets, averaging 4.91 digs per set. Roghair also posted a .922 reception percentage, committing just four reception errors in 51 attempts, while adding 12 assists and three service aces.
Roghair opened the week with 20 digs in Bellevue’s three-set sweep of Indiana Tech, averaging 6.67 digs per set. She added five receptions without an error, four assists and a service ace. She followed with a team-high 23 digs in a five-set victory over Fisk (Tenn.), along with six assists and two service aces. Roghair completed the week with 11 digs and two assists against Taylor (Ind.).
For the week, Roghair reached double figures in digs in all three matches and helped Bellevue finish the trip with victories over Indiana Tech and Fisk.
This is Roghair's first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Week honor.