Allison Whitten
Whitten Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
9/19/2022 2:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Libero surpassed 2,000 career digs last week
OMAHA, Neb. --Â Creighton Volleyball's Allison Whitten has been named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
Whitten finished tied for second in the BIG EAST with 5.00 digs per set last week, surpassing a career milestone in the process. The senior had 21 digs in a four-set win over Kansas State on Saturday, adding three assists and a service ace. She followed that with 24 digs and seven assists in a five-set setback at RV Rice on Sunday. Both of Whitten's digs totals ranked among the top-five in the BIG EAST last week, with the 21 ranking second in four-set matches and 24 listing fourth in five-set matches.
Whitten surpassed the 2,000 career dig mark early in the fifth set against the Owls, and leads Creighton with 179 digs this season.
In addition to Whitten's recognition, sophomore setter Kendra Wait was listed on the league's weekly Honor Roll after averaging 10.78 assists, 4.78 digs, 1.56 kills and 0.22 aces per set while hitting .462 in a pair of matches at the Rice Adidas Invitational II.
Creighton enters BIG EAST play on Friday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts Georgetown, then welcomes Villanova to D.J. Sokol Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Whitten finished tied for second in the BIG EAST with 5.00 digs per set last week, surpassing a career milestone in the process. The senior had 21 digs in a four-set win over Kansas State on Saturday, adding three assists and a service ace. She followed that with 24 digs and seven assists in a five-set setback at RV Rice on Sunday. Both of Whitten's digs totals ranked among the top-five in the BIG EAST last week, with the 21 ranking second in four-set matches and 24 listing fourth in five-set matches.
Whitten surpassed the 2,000 career dig mark early in the fifth set against the Owls, and leads Creighton with 179 digs this season.
In addition to Whitten's recognition, sophomore setter Kendra Wait was listed on the league's weekly Honor Roll after averaging 10.78 assists, 4.78 digs, 1.56 kills and 0.22 aces per set while hitting .462 in a pair of matches at the Rice Adidas Invitational II.
Creighton enters BIG EAST play on Friday at 6:30 p.m. when it hosts Georgetown, then welcomes Villanova to D.J. Sokol Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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