Ashlynn Schroeder named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for third time

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BURNSVILLE - Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball player Ashlynn Schroeder was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, with an announcement coming from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference office on Monday.

This is Schroeder’s third Defensive Player of the Week award in the last four weeks, and the third individual weekly award the Mustangs have received this season.

Schroeder led SMSU defensively with 72 in the Mustangs three matches this past week. The native of Eau Claire, Wis., had 21 digs in an upset against then No. 2 ranked Wayne State in straight sets. She then led paced the team in a sweep of Winona State with 24 digs, before setting a career-high 27 digs in a five-set defeat to No. 9 ranked Concordia-St. Paul. Schroeder led the NSIC averaging 6.55 digs per set during that span.

SMSU, holding a 20-5 record and a 14-4 NSIC record, was listed as No. 6 in the third NCAA Power Index (NPI) Central Region rankings on Monday morning. The Mustangs are on the road this weekend, concluding regular season action against Minnesota State on Friday, and No. 13 ranked St. Cloud State on Saturday.