Midway's Rodriguez wins RSC Volleyball Defender of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Midway (Ky.) University junior Mariana Rodriguez had a big week to earn River States Conference Volleyball Defender of the Week for Sept. 20-26.
Rodriguez, from Houston, Texas, put up 44 digs, 12 assists and four aces in three Midway victories on the week. That included big wins over Brescia (Ky.) and IU Southeast in RSC action.
Rodriguez tallied 15 digs and three assists in a 3-1 win over Brescia. She then added 20 digs and six assists in a 3-2 win over IU Southeast. She started out with nine digs, three assists and two aces in a sweep of Welch (Tenn.). The week included just one service error in 42 attempts and one reception error in 61 chances.
Midway is 4-1 overall, 2-0 RSC and will host Asbury (Ky.) on Sept. 29.