IU East's Wigfield garners RSC Volleyball Defender of the Week honor
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Indiana University East libero Samantha Wigfield handled the back row in an unbeaten week to garner River States Conference Volleyball Defender of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
The Fort Wayne, Ind., native posted 54 digs in three matches, which were all RSC wins for the Red Wolves. She averaged 4.91 digs per set in 11 sets played on the week. She also added three service aces, served at 93.2 percent accuracy and passed at a 96.9 percentage.
Wigfield collected 22 digs and three aces in a sweep of Ohio Christian. She also had 20-plus digs when she turned in 24 in a four-set win over WVU Tech, a season high. Wigfield ended with eight digs in a 3-1 win over Rio Grande.
IU East (6-0, 5-0 RSC) will host Midway (Ky.) and Asbury (Ky.) this weekend Oct. 9-10.