NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Millikin's
Marissa McElroy and Carthage's
Laura de Rosales were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women's Volleyball Players of the Week on Tuesday.
McElroy, a senior middle blocker from St. Joseph, Illinois and St. Joseph Ogden High School, helped lead the Big Blue to a 3-1 record last week including 2-0 in conference play. She totaled 17 kills, hit .394 and added six blocks in a 3-1 win over Wheaton last Tuesday, followed by 13 kills in a sweep at Augustana on Friday. She added 11 kills against UW-Stevens Point, and seven kills and three blocks in a sweep of UW-La Crosse on Saturday.
de Rosales, a senior defensive specialist from Rockford, Illinois and Keith Country Day School, finished with over 20 digs in two-straight conference wins last week. She totaled 22 digs in a sweep of Elmhurst on Wednesday, followed by 27 digs in a four-set win at Carroll on Saturday. The two wins moved the Lady Reds to 6-0 in conference play and 20-1 overall. Carthage was recently ranked fourth in the latest AVCA Top 25 and face No. 3 University Chicago in Hyde Park on Tuesday.
2019 CCIW Women's Volleyball Players of the Week
Offense
Marissa McElroy - Millikin (10/15/19)
Audrey Gerze - Wheaton (10/8/19)
Megan Behrendt - Carthage (10/1/19)
Grace Bialobok - Augustana (9/24/19)
Haley Horner - Carthage (9/17/19)
Reagan Raymer - North Central (9/10/19)
Kailyn Matthews - North Park (9/3/19)
Setter/Libero/Defense
Laura de Rosales - Carthage (10/15/19)
Rose Syversen - Millikin (10/8/19)
Madi Corey - Illinois Wesleyan (10/1/19)
Jessica Nguyen - Augustana (9/24/19)
Rose Syversen - Millikin (9/17/19)
Ellie LeCount - Carthage (9/10/19)
Ellie LeCount - Carthage (9/3/19)
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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.