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Hart and Seliger-Swenson Receive Weekly B1G Awards
10/1/2018 2:06:00 PM | Volleyball
The University of Minnesota had two individuals garner Big Ten weekly honors, announced today by the Big Ten Conference office. Alexis Hart (Kansas City, Mo.) was named Co-Player of the Week and Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Minnetonka, Minn.) was named Setter of the Week after a pair of sweeps over No. 5 Wisconsin and at Indiana last week. It marks Hart's first weekly honor this season and Seliger-Swenson's second straight setter of the week accolades.
Alexis Hart, a 6-foot outside hitter, hit .467 last week against Big Ten foes. In the match against No. 5 Wisconsin, Hart hit a career-best .609 when she had 14 kills, did not commit an error, in 23 attempts. On Saturday, against the Indiana Hoosiers, Hart continued her efficiency when she added 10 kills in 22 swings and hit .318. The award marks the first weekly conference honor for the junior since her freshman season and the first-ever Big Ten Player of the Week nod.
Seliger-Swenson, a 5-foot, 11-inch setter, helped the Gophers to a .371 hitting clip on the week. Against the Badgers, Seliger-Swenson had 39 assists and aided the Gophers to hit .386. She also added two aces and eight digs. Against Indiana, she guided Minnesota to a .356 efficiency as she had four hitters earn double-digit kills. She also had a team-best 13 digs as she surpassed the 1,000 career dig mark of her career.
Minnesota continues its three-match road trip when it travels to Northwestern and No. 3 Nebraska this week. The Gophers take on both the Wildcats and Cornhuskers at 7 p.m., and are streamed on BTN Plus.
Minnesota and B1G Weekly Awards
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy * (9/24/18)
Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (9/24/18 and 10/1/18)
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week: Alexis Hart (10/1/18)
* also named AVCA Player of the Week
Alexis Hart, a 6-foot outside hitter, hit .467 last week against Big Ten foes. In the match against No. 5 Wisconsin, Hart hit a career-best .609 when she had 14 kills, did not commit an error, in 23 attempts. On Saturday, against the Indiana Hoosiers, Hart continued her efficiency when she added 10 kills in 22 swings and hit .318. The award marks the first weekly conference honor for the junior since her freshman season and the first-ever Big Ten Player of the Week nod.
Seliger-Swenson, a 5-foot, 11-inch setter, helped the Gophers to a .371 hitting clip on the week. Against the Badgers, Seliger-Swenson had 39 assists and aided the Gophers to hit .386. She also added two aces and eight digs. Against Indiana, she guided Minnesota to a .356 efficiency as she had four hitters earn double-digit kills. She also had a team-best 13 digs as she surpassed the 1,000 career dig mark of her career.
Minnesota continues its three-match road trip when it travels to Northwestern and No. 3 Nebraska this week. The Gophers take on both the Wildcats and Cornhuskers at 7 p.m., and are streamed on BTN Plus.
Minnesota and B1G Weekly Awards
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy * (9/24/18)
Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (9/24/18 and 10/1/18)
Co-Big Ten Player of the Week: Alexis Hart (10/1/18)
* also named AVCA Player of the Week
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