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AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week, including two from Grace College, were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of Oct. 14-20. Sports Information Directors from the league nominate student-athletes for the award and vote on each week’s winners.
Volleyball Defender
Gina Novotny, Grace
Novotny picked up 57 digs over three matches for the Lancers, helping GC win two of those outings by collecting at least 15 digs in all three contests and averaging 4.75 digs per set.
Women’s Soccer
Defensive Player
Bethany Blackwood, Grace
Blackwood posted two shutouts in the goal for No. 17 Grace, picking up four saves in a 2-0 blanking of No. 18 Spring Arbor and adding another in a 4-0 win against Saint Francis.
Volleyball
Attacker
Kendra Siefring, St. Francis
Siefring set a USF program record with 20 kills and just one error in 21 swings for the RV Cougars in a four-set win over Bethel and closed the week with 3.7 kills per set on a blistering .544 percentage in three Saint Francis victories.
Volleyball
Setter
Maria Pelak, St. Francis
Pelak filled the stat sheets in a trio of wins for Saint Francis, averaging 13.5 assists, 2.9 digs, 1.0 kills and 0.2 blocks per set. The All-American tallied 53 assists in a four-set win over Bethel and went for 44 assists and 12 digs in a sweep of Grace.
Men’s Soccer
Offensive Player
Jacob Crull, Spring Arbor
Crull erupted for four goals in No. 13 Spring Arbor’s 4-2 win over Grace, posting the first multi-score game of his career. The win helped SAU inch closer to claiming the outright Crossroads League Championship.
Men’s Soccer
Defensive Player
Gabe Greenfield, Huntington
Greenfield worked a pair of 2-0 decisions in the net for Huntington, posting five saves between the posts for the Foresters in their wins over Mount Vernon Nazarene and Taylor.
Women’s Soccer
Offensive Player
Sydney Brown, IWU
Brown posted seven points over two wins for No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan, registering one goal and one assist in a 2-0 win against RV Taylor, before scoring twice in IWU’s 3-0 victory against Bethel.
