NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan’s Tyler Brown and Alexa Cornish were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Volleyball Players of the Week for September 13.
 
Brown, a sophomore outside hitter from Normal, Illinois and Normal West High School (Accounting major), totaled 70 kills and averaged 4.67 kills per set for the 4-0 Titans last week. She had 19 kills and 19 digs in a 3-1 win over 10th-ranked Washington-St. Louis on September 7. Brown followed up with 25 kills and 39 digs in a five-set win over NAIA opponent William Woods on September 9 in the first match of the Titans’ Barker Chevrolet Classic. She finished with 10 kills and seven digs in a sweep of Simpson and 16 kills and eight digs in a sweep of Coe on September 10 to close out the Barker Chevrolet Classic where she was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
Cornish, a senior defensive specialist/libero from Brookyln Park, Minnesota and Hopkins High School (Biology major), averaged 4.35 digs per set for the Titans last week. She totaled 20 digs in the upset win over Washington-St. Louis on September 7 and followed with 23 digs and two service aces against William Woods on September 9. Cornish added 14 digs and one service ace against Coe.
 
2016 CCIW Volleyball Players of the Week
 
Offense
Tyler Brown – Illinois Wesleyan (9/13/16)
Erin Syverson – Millikin (9/6/16)
 
Defense
Alexa Cornish – Illinois Wesleyan (9/13/16)
Hannah Nimrick – Elmhurst (9/6/16)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2015-16 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,600 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 36 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and over 100 all-Americans.