University of Minnesota Athletics
Dixon Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
9/3/2012 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 3, 2012
The Big Ten Conference announced that Tori Dixon has been named Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week following her performance in the Diet Coke Classic. The weekly honor is the first of Dixon's Gopher career. She shared the award with Michigan State's libero Kori Moster.
Dixon, a 6-foot, 3-inch middle blocker aided the Gophers to a three-match weekend sweep en route to a Diet Coke Classic tournament championship. Posting 34 kills in 44 attempts, the Burnsville, Minn., native had just two attack errors and hit a team-best .727 in the tournament. On the weekend, Dixon had 14 total blocks (3 solo, 11 assists), averaging 1.6 blocks per set as she was named to the all-tournament team. Along with her blocking abilities, Dixon also held 10 digs in nine sets and provided three service aces. As a team, Dixon and the Gophers held a .490 hitting percentage this past weekend and just 21 errors in 239 total swings. On the season, Dixon has 59 kills in (59-3-80) for a .700 hitting percentage and 19 total blocks.
The Golden Gophers travel to Austin, Texas to take on the No. 2 Texas Longhorns. In a rare Thursday-Friday match-up, both contests will be played at 6:30 p.m. Following the road trip, Minnesota returns home to compete against North Dakota State, Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
