Jaela Zimmerman
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Jaela Zimmerman Named Defensive Player of the Week
3/31/2021 11:15:00 AM | Volleyball
Junior outside hitter also played libero on Sunday
OMAHA, Neb. -- Jaela Zimmerman has been named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after helping Creighton to a pair of victories last weekend that clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Championship Presented by JEEP.
A junior from Lincoln, Neb., Zimmerman averaged 2.50 kills, 3.50 digs, 0.62 aces and 0.50 assists per set as Creighton won a pair of matches against second-place Xavier.
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Zimmerman tied her career-high with 19 kills and added 10 digs and three aces in Saturday's 3-2 win vs. Xavier that clinched a BIG EAST Tournament bid for the Bluejays.
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Playing libero for the first time in her career on Sunday, Zimmerman delivered a career-high 18 digs in addition to contributing two aces and a kill in CU's 3-0 sweep of the Musketeers. Xavier hit just .114.
This is the fourth weekly honor of Zimmerman's season, and fifth of her career, but first time she's been named the Defensive Player of the Week. She has previously been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25, 2019 as well as Feb. 2, 2021, March 9, 2021 and March 16, 2021.
Zimmerman and her Creighton (10-3, 7-1 BIG EAST) will be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Division in this week's championship starting with Friday's 11 a.m. match vs. UConn (4-6, 4-4 BIG EAST).
A junior from Lincoln, Neb., Zimmerman averaged 2.50 kills, 3.50 digs, 0.62 aces and 0.50 assists per set as Creighton won a pair of matches against second-place Xavier.
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Zimmerman tied her career-high with 19 kills and added 10 digs and three aces in Saturday's 3-2 win vs. Xavier that clinched a BIG EAST Tournament bid for the Bluejays.
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Playing libero for the first time in her career on Sunday, Zimmerman delivered a career-high 18 digs in addition to contributing two aces and a kill in CU's 3-0 sweep of the Musketeers. Xavier hit just .114.
This is the fourth weekly honor of Zimmerman's season, and fifth of her career, but first time she's been named the Defensive Player of the Week. She has previously been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25, 2019 as well as Feb. 2, 2021, March 9, 2021 and March 16, 2021.
Zimmerman and her Creighton (10-3, 7-1 BIG EAST) will be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Division in this week's championship starting with Friday's 11 a.m. match vs. UConn (4-6, 4-4 BIG EAST).
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