VU's Connor, USF's Simon, SAU's Beitzel Garner Weekly Women's Volleyball Accolades

CHICAGO --- Viterbo University's Maddie Connor (Germantown, Wis.) collected her second Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week award of the season on Tuesday, while University of St. Francis' Ann Simon (Beecher, Ill.) and St. Ambrose University's Grace Beitzel (Geneva, Ill.) each gained weekly accolades for the first time, the league office has announced.

In her only match of the week, Connor, a senior, posted 22 assists (5.5 avg.) with seven aces and four digs in a four-set victory over Saint Xavier University on Saturday.

The win opened the league campaign for the No. 12-ranked V-Hawks, who are 6-4 overall and 2-0 in CCAC action this year.

Simon claimed the Defender of the Week honors after totaling 24 digs (6.0 per set) and 38 receptions in a four-set decision over Judson University on Thursday night.  The sophomore outside hitter also recorded three aces in the team's conference-opening win.

St. Francis upped its record to 2-5 overall in its only match of the week.

Attacker of the Week recognition went to Beitzel, who fell just short of hitting at a .300 clip (.293), while averaging 3.63 kills per set in a busy five-match week.  The senior outside hitter's top effort of the week came on Saturday when she produced 19 kills, 14 digs, 12 receptions and three aces in a four-set victory over West Virginia University Tech.  All but the passing numbers were her highest totals on the week.

Beitzel also authored double-figure kill totals in three other matches, including 15 in a four-set loss to Defiance College (Ohio) on Friday.  Defensively, she provided 60 passes in 63 attempts and an average of 1.2 digs per set.

St. Ambrose went 2-3 on the week and is 4-6 overall.

Other Attacker Nominees: Berta Comino Couceiro (Calumet St. Joseph), Lindsey Krueger (Indiana Northwest), Emma Rodriguez (St. Francis), Sadie Treptow (Viterbo).

Other Defender Nominees: Melina Hanes (Calumet St. Joseph), Kennedy DeBaillie (St. Ambrose), Eva Everett (Indiana Northwest), Resse Germann (Viterbo).

Other Setter Nominees: Cristal Lopez (Calumet St. Joseph), Ines Marques (St. Ambrose), Talia Messana (St. Francis), Raniyah Preston (Indiana Northwest).