Lydia Dimke
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Volleyball's Lydia Dimke Named BIG EAST Player of the Week
11/7/2016 4:15:00 PM | Volleyball
Junior setter posted a pair of double-doubles
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Volleyball's Lydia Dimke has been named the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week.
Dimke had a pair of double-doubles over the weekend to pace Creighton on both ends of the floor as the Bluejays swept Butler and Xavier to tie a BIG EAST record for best league start in history at 14-0. The junior setter averaged 12.00 assists, 3.67 digs and 1.17 kills per set while hitting .400 and setting her offense to .379 efficiency.
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Dimke had match-highs with both 36 assists and 12 digs while adding four kills in seven swings during a 3-0 sweep of Butler on Friday. She set the Bluejay offense to .415 hitting, the fifth-best mark in program history, and her defensive prowess helped hold a Butler team that led the nation in kills to just 25.
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In Sunday's 3-0 sweep of third-place Xavier, Dimke finished with a near-identical line. She had team-highs with 36 assists and 10 digs, and added four kills and an ace. Dimke set her offense to a .347 hitting percentage, but her best moments came in the second set. With Creighton trailing 17-11, Dimke served up five straight points to get CU within one. Later with CU up 23-22, Dimke provided a setter dump from the 10-foot line to key a 25-22 victory that help secure CU's school-record 16th sweep of 2016.
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Dimke's performance over the weekend helped the Ham Lake, Minn., native move into the league lead in assists per set, as she also moved over the 1,000 assist milestone on Sunday.
Ranked 22nd nationally, Creighton (20-6, 14-0 BIG EAST) hosts Providence in a pair of matches this weekend. Friday's contest starts at 6 pm, while Saturday will begin at 7 pm.
Dimke had a pair of double-doubles over the weekend to pace Creighton on both ends of the floor as the Bluejays swept Butler and Xavier to tie a BIG EAST record for best league start in history at 14-0. The junior setter averaged 12.00 assists, 3.67 digs and 1.17 kills per set while hitting .400 and setting her offense to .379 efficiency.
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Dimke had match-highs with both 36 assists and 12 digs while adding four kills in seven swings during a 3-0 sweep of Butler on Friday. She set the Bluejay offense to .415 hitting, the fifth-best mark in program history, and her defensive prowess helped hold a Butler team that led the nation in kills to just 25.
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In Sunday's 3-0 sweep of third-place Xavier, Dimke finished with a near-identical line. She had team-highs with 36 assists and 10 digs, and added four kills and an ace. Dimke set her offense to a .347 hitting percentage, but her best moments came in the second set. With Creighton trailing 17-11, Dimke served up five straight points to get CU within one. Later with CU up 23-22, Dimke provided a setter dump from the 10-foot line to key a 25-22 victory that help secure CU's school-record 16th sweep of 2016.
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Dimke's performance over the weekend helped the Ham Lake, Minn., native move into the league lead in assists per set, as she also moved over the 1,000 assist milestone on Sunday.
Ranked 22nd nationally, Creighton (20-6, 14-0 BIG EAST) hosts Providence in a pair of matches this weekend. Friday's contest starts at 6 pm, while Saturday will begin at 7 pm.
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