Sydnie Hernandez Named MAC Defensive Player Of The Week
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the MAC Players of the Week Monday afternoon (Oct. 20). Of those named, Bowling Green's Sydnie Hernandez was named the Defensive Player of the Week. For Hernandez, this is her first career MAC weekly award. As for the team, Hernandez is the sixth different Falcon this season to be named a MAC Player of the Week and the second to earn a Defensive Player of the Week honor, joining Helen Wilford (Sept. 29).
MAC Volleyball Players of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week: Natalia Rejment, Central Michigan, Outside Hitter
Defensive Player of the Week: Sydnie Hernandez, Bowling Green, Libero
Setter of the Week: Keelyn Muell, Central Michigan, Setter
Hernandez was strong for the Falcons against Ball State this past week. In the first match, Hernandez registered a career-high 26 digs for the Falcons while adding six assists. The 26 digs were the most by a Falcon this season. Hernandez followed it up in the second match with 17 digs in three sets, averaging 5.38 for the weekend.
Up Next
The Falcons will hit the road this upcoming weekend, heading to Kalamazoo for a pair of matches against Western Michigan. The series will start on Friday (Oct. 24) with a 6 p.m. start before transitioning to a 4 p.m. first serve on Saturday (Oct. 25). BGSU will then return home for a midweek contest on Tuesday, Oct. 28 to host the second leg of this season's Battle of I-75 for a 6 p.m. start.
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