Week 3: GPAC Volleyball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following Volleyball players-of-the-week for contests played September 2-8, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-2025 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Volleyball Players-of-the-Week

Attacker – Azaria Green, College of Saint Mary (Middle)

Azaria Green of the College of Saint Mary is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week. Green, a sophomore, from Council Bluffs, Iowa, led Flames offensive attack in four games on the week, hitting .358. She totaled 53 kills in all and hit .467 in a sweep of Evangel. She also added 17 blocks and three digs.

Setter- Alexis Pontine, Hastings College

Alexis Pontine of Hastings College is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week. Pontine, a junior from Ignacio, Colorado, registered 93 assists across the Broncos three games this week leading to a 2-1 record. Against Doane, she recorded 39 assists, averaging 13 assists per set. For the week she averaged 10.33 assists per set. Pontine also added two kills, one of which led to a match point against Doane.

Defender – Miriam Miller, Hastings College (Defensive Specialist)

Hastings College defensive specialist Miriam Miller is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week. Miller, a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska, led the Broncos defensively by registering 64 digs in three contests, including 25 digs in the conference opening sweep of Doane. She averaged 8.33 digs per set against Doane and 7.67 digs per set against MidAmerica Nazarene. Out of her 35 receive attempts, she did not commit a single error. Miller also added nine assists and five aces during the week.