NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Carthage College’s Kristina Manojlovic and Hailey Wierzgac, along with North Central College’s Sarah Harvey, claimed College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week honors, announced Monday.
Manojlovic totaled 72 kills across 15 sets while averaging 4.80 kills and 5.87 points per set. Wierzgac controlled the net for Carthage with 31 blocks, averaging 2.07 blocks per set while also hitting .344 on the week. Harvey directed the North Central offense with 90 assists across three matches, averaging a CCIW-best 11.25 assists per set while moving into the top 10 in program history with 1,237 career assists.
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Offensive
Kristina Manojlovic, Carthage (Outside Hitter, Senior, Skokie, IL)
Manojlovic led the Carthage offense across 15 sets, totaling 72 kills and averaging 4.80 kills per set while hitting .267. The senior posted back-to-back 20-plus-kill performances, recording 23 kills against Bluffton University before following with 24 against Hope College. Her offensive production helped her finish the week with 88 total points and an average of 5.87 points per set Manojlovic also added 10 service aces, 58 digs and 11 blocks.
Defensive
Hailey Wierzgac, Carthage (Middle Blocker, Sophomore, Chicago Ridge, IL)
Wierzgac was a consistent presence at the net for Carthage across 15 sets, totaling 31 blocks and averaging 2.07 blocks per set. The sophomore reached double-digit blocks twice, recording 10 against both Wheaton College and Bluffton University, while adding nine more against Earlham College. Wierzgac also totaled 26 kills while hitting .344 for the week. Her production resulted in 42.5 total points and an average of 2.83 points per set.
Setter
Sarah Harvey, North Central (Setter, Junior, Bollingbrook, IL)
Harvey directed the North Central offense with 90 assists across three matches, averaging a CCIW-best 11.25 assists per set. The junior was the only setter in the conference to average double-digit assists per set on the week and dished out 33 assists in a three-set sweep of Millikin University. Harvey also moved into the top 10 in North Central program history with 1,294 career assists.
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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, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).