Setters, Smith Capture MAC West Volleyball Awards
10/14/2019 4:55:00 PM | Volleyball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Another Monday, another award-winning day for the Central Michigan volleyball program.
Three Chippewas earned awards from the Mid-American Conference on Monday after the Chippewas improved to 6-0 in league play over the weekend by topping Ball State on Friday and then downing Toledo on Saturday.
CMU's Kalina Smith earned the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week Award, while Grace Butler and Kendall Braate teamed up to win the West Setter of the Week Award for the third time in four weeks.
It marks the first time that Smith has won an individual award this season after teammate Megan Kern had captured it for the previous three consecutive weeks.
Butler, a junior from Hawthorn Woods, Ill., led the Chippewas with 30 assists in Friday's 3-1 win over the Cardinals and followed it up with 25 assists in Saturday's five-set victory over the Rockets. Braate, a sophomore from Byron Center, posted 24 assists against Ball State and then finished with 27 against Toledo on Saturday.
Braate and Butler led the charge as the Chippewas posted a season-high 61 assists against the Rockets and 59 – CMU's second-highest total of the season – against Ball State.
Smith, a junior outside hitter from Powell, Wyo., turned in a stellar week on defense in racking up a combined 45 digs and finishing with a career-high 26 against the Cardinals. Smith chipped in at the net with a combined seven blocks on the weekend and was a key contributor on the CMU attack, totaling 27 kills.
The Chippewas are 16-2 overall and have won 11 consecutive matches. At 6-0, they lead the MAC West by two games over second-place Ball State. They are scheduled to play MAC contests this weekend at Bowling Green and at Miami (Ohio).
Three Chippewas earned awards from the Mid-American Conference on Monday after the Chippewas improved to 6-0 in league play over the weekend by topping Ball State on Friday and then downing Toledo on Saturday.
CMU's Kalina Smith earned the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week Award, while Grace Butler and Kendall Braate teamed up to win the West Setter of the Week Award for the third time in four weeks.
It marks the first time that Smith has won an individual award this season after teammate Megan Kern had captured it for the previous three consecutive weeks.
Butler, a junior from Hawthorn Woods, Ill., led the Chippewas with 30 assists in Friday's 3-1 win over the Cardinals and followed it up with 25 assists in Saturday's five-set victory over the Rockets. Braate, a sophomore from Byron Center, posted 24 assists against Ball State and then finished with 27 against Toledo on Saturday.
Braate and Butler led the charge as the Chippewas posted a season-high 61 assists against the Rockets and 59 – CMU's second-highest total of the season – against Ball State.
Smith, a junior outside hitter from Powell, Wyo., turned in a stellar week on defense in racking up a combined 45 digs and finishing with a career-high 26 against the Cardinals. Smith chipped in at the net with a combined seven blocks on the weekend and was a key contributor on the CMU attack, totaling 27 kills.
The Chippewas are 16-2 overall and have won 11 consecutive matches. At 6-0, they lead the MAC West by two games over second-place Ball State. They are scheduled to play MAC contests this weekend at Bowling Green and at Miami (Ohio).
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