Weekly VB Awards Claimed By JU's Lawlor, Governors State's Barac, Roosevelt's Norton

CHICAGO --- Judson University's Lindsay Lawlor (Fishers, Ind.) has claimed back-to-back Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Setter of the Week accolades for the seven-day period ending Sept. 10.  That was one of three women's volleyball weekly awards announced by the league office on Tuesday morning with Governors State University's Aleksandra Barac (Beograd, Serbia) collecting CCAC Attacker of the Week honors and Roosevelt University's Krista Norton (Snohomish, Wash.) earning CCAC Defender of the Week recognition.

Lawlor helped Judson extend its winning streak to six matches with three victories on the week, including a pair of conference decisions.  She totaled 37 assists in a four-set win over St. Ambrose University last Tuesday followed by 35- and 28-assist matches in three-set victories over Calumet College of St. Joseph and Lourdes University (Ohio) on Thursday and Saturday.  For the three matches combined, she averaged 10.0 assists per set.

A senior, Lawlor also averaged 2.5 digs per set for the week.

Judson is 6-1 overall and 3-0 in CCAC play.

Barac had a huge offensive week, averaging 5.38 kills per set and attacking at a .363 clip in league affairs versus Saint Xavier University on Tuesday and Roosevelt University on Thursday.  The latter contest was one of the longest in Governors State history with its 241 combined points and 35-33 third set.

Barac produced 28 kills and 14 digs in that five-set match after totaling 15 kills against Saint Xavier on Tuesday.  The junior outside hitter also attacked at a .368 clip versus Roosevelt.

Governors State is still seeking its first win of the season after 11 matches.

Norton posted 14 blocks on the week, including three solos.  Her biggest match came on Saturday when she delivered eight blocks in a four-set loss to Taylor University (Ind.), a team among others receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll.

The junior middle blocker also recorded four blocks in a five-set win over Governors State on Thursday.

Roosevelt is 5-7 on the season, including 1-2 in conference play.

Other Attacker Nominees: Alyssa Gerzel (Judson), Meredith Umland (St. Ambrose), Courtney Hunter (Saint Xavier), Gabriela Oliveira (St. Francis), Joana Rafols (Roosevelt).

Other Defender Nominees: Kara Wicklund (Judson), Kaleigh Ritter (Saint Xavier).

Other Setter Nominees: Erica Packwood (Indiana Northwest), Isa Grana (Roosevelt), Abbey Opilka (Saint Xavier), Yareli Pacheco (Governors State), Kaylie Sippel (St. Francis).