University of Minnesota Athletics
Seliger-Swenson Garners B1G Weekly Award
9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
For the third-straight week, freshman setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, announced today by the conference office. She shares this week's award with Nebraska's Mikaela Foecke. Seliger-Swenson's recent accolade is the sixth honor for the Golden Gophers this season.
Samantha Seliger-Swenson led the Gophers with 96 assists as the team hit .317 on the weekend. Minnesota hit .422 in the opening match against Bryant as she had 35 assists and an ace. Playing in two of the three sets against Sam Houston State, Seliger-Swenson tacked on another 21 assists, two digs and a block assist. In the College of Charleston finale, she posted 40 assists, an ace and a solo block and two block assists. On the season, the rookie has 368 assists to average 11.15 per set. She has also accomplished 11 blocks, eight aces and 49 digs in her young career.
Minnesota opens the Big Ten Conference season, Wednesday, when it travels to No. 13 Ohio State. The Gophers and the Buckeyes face off at 6 p.m. CT. Minnesota then travels to No. 1 Penn State, Saturday, at 7 p.m. CT.
