PSAC Volleyball Athletes of the Week - 7

PSAC Volleyball Athletes of the Week - 7

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Volleyball: Central Division Athlete of the Week:
8184 Marissa Erminio
Pitt-Johnstown (RS-Sr. / OH)
Hopwood, Pa. /  Laurel Highlands

Erminio led team in kills all 3 matches this week. She posted 14 in a 3-0 win against Lock Haven Tuesday. The senior followed suit with a 15-kill, 30-dig effort against East Stroudsburg Friday. Erminio capped off her impressive week with 10 kills against Kutztown. She amassed 39 kills and 49 digs on the week. 

Volleyball: Northwest Division Athlete of the Week:
8185 Toni Leitshuh
Gannon (So. / OH)
Manhattan, Ill. /  Lincoln-Way Central

Leitshuh helped propel the Lady Knights in sweeping Mercyhurst, Seton Hill and California (Pa.) last week. Leitshuh produced 34 kills, 43 digs, and had a .972 reception percentage on 72 attempts. Leitshuh had double-doubles in all three matches. She produced a 10-kill, 17-dig effort against Mercyhurst, followed by a 13-kill, 10-dig performance at Seton Hill. She ended the weekend with 11 kills and 16 digs at California (Pa.). They were her fifth, sixth and seventh double-doubles of the season.

Volleyball: Southeast Division Athlete of the Week: 
8186 Jillian Grammer
West Chester (Jr. / Setter)
Center Valley, Pa. / Southern Lehigh

Grammer provided a spark for the Golden Rams this week, who went 3-1 in conference play. In the four matches, Grammer generated 145 assists, 32 digs, 10 kills, and six service aces. In a doubleheader against Cheyney, Grammer managed to provide 70 assists. In a 3-1 win over Millersville on Friday, the junior contributed 48 assists in addition to 16 digs. Lastly, she added 27 assists and 10 digs in a loss to Shippensburg. 

Volleyball: Southwest Division Athlete of the Week: 
8187 Taylor Braunagel
Clarion (Sr. / OH)
Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley

Braunagel led the Golden Eagles to a perfect 3-0 week in conference play last week, helping them to a 3-1 win over IUP and 3-2 wins over Slippery Rock and Edinboro. She led the team with a 4.14 kills per set average, including a 29-kill performance against Edinboro on Saturday. That was the highest kills total for a Golden Eagle player since Melanie Bull notched 30 kills 14 years to the day before, during the 2003 season. Braunagel finished with two kill-dig double-doubles last week, starting with a 19-kill, 20-dig performance against the Rock. She also hit .261 in the match, the team-high for all players with more than 10 attempts. On Saturday against the Fighting Scots she went off for 29 kills, a .205 hitting percentage, and 16 digs. With her strong weekend, Braunagel moved into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time kills list at Clarion with 1,393.