Offensive Player: Celia Mbaya (Colby)
Celia Mbaya, freshman outside hitter from France, helped Colby to a 2-0 week with 2 five set wins against Barton and Dodge City, helping Colby secure a share of 2^nd place in the conference.  Against first place Barton, Mbaya tallied 21 kills on 50 attempts, hitting a .240, had her personal best of 26 digs, and added a block assist, 2 assists, and 5 aces.  In their road match vs. Dodge City, Mbaya had her personal best of 27 kills on 61 attempts, hitting a .246 and she added 2 block assists, 8 digs, and 2 assists.  Mbaya had a total of 48 kills for the week, averaging 4.8 per set, and hitting a .242 for the week. This week Mbaya also marked her 14^th double-double of the season vs. Barton.  

Others Nominated: Akeir Scales (Barton); Beatriz Lampugnani Cornachini (Dodge City); Taniya Golden (Hutchinson); Doga Eski (Cloud County); Sydney Lentz (Butler)

Setter: Anna Gazzerro (Colby)
Anna Gazzerro, sophomore setter from Italy, helped Colby to a 2-0 week with 2 five set wins against Barton and Dodge City, helping Colby secure a share of 2^nd place in the conference.  Against first place Barton, Gazzerro had 53 assists, averaging 10.6 per set.  She added 3 kills, 2 block assists, her personal best of 22 digs, and one ace.  She also reached her 1000^th assists of the season vs. the Cougars.  In the Trojans win against Dodge City, she had 43 assists, averaging 8.6 per set, and added 3 kills, 2 block assists, 14 digs, and 4 aces.  She is 2^nd in the KJCCC and 6^th in the NJCAA for assists per set and is 3^rd in the KJCCC for aces per set.  

Others Nominated: Sierra Scanlan (Dodge City); Elena Stankovic (Barton); Giovanna Ravanhani (Hutchinson); Katelynn Brogan (Cloud County); Anja Milosevic (Butler)

Defensive Player: Lily Pichon (Colby)
Lily Pichon, sophomore libero from France, helped Colby to a 2-0 week with 2 five set wins against Barton and Dodge City, helping Colby secure a share of 2^nd place in the conference.  Pichon had another stellar defensive week, tallying 29 digs in the match vs. first place Barton, and 29 digs in the match vs. Dodge City.  Lily averaged 5.8 digs per set.  She also added 2 service aces this week.  Pichon is ranked 1^st in the KJCCC for digs per set and 2^nd in the NJCAA.  She's also ranked 3^rd in the KJCCC and 5^th in the NJCAA for total digs. 

Others Nominated: Isabella Rollandini (Hutchinson); Leisey Keli'i (Dodge City); Clara Lindstrom (Barton); Brette Doile (Cloud County)