Rio Grande's Brown wins RSC Volleyball Defender of the Week
FLORENCE, Ky. -- University of Rio Grande libero Chandler Brown extended her conference lead in digs and picked up River States Conference Volleyball Defender of the Week for Oct. 17-23.
Brown, a 5-7 senior from Stockdale, Ohio, tallied 101 digs in four matches as Rio Grande went 2-2 on the week. She averaged 6.31 digs per set, which improved her conference-best average to 5.91 digs per set on the year.
Brown collected 20 digs in a 3-0 win over IU Kokomo, which extended the RedStorm's win streak to eight in a row in conference at the time. She also had 35 digs in a non-conferene win over Shawnee State, 15 digs in a 3-0 win over Ohio Christian and 31 digs in a 3-2 loss to CCU.
She compiled a service percentage of .889 and a reception percentage of .964 on the week. Brown ranks 33rd in the nation in digs per set and 17th in the NAIA with 571 total digs. Rio Grande (18-12, 8-4 RSC) visits IU East for its next match Oct. 25.