Mitchell, S.D. – No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball earns two NAIA National Player of the week honors in Ady Dwight as the attacker and Madeline Else as the Setter. Dwight was a critical part of the No. 15 Tigers collecting three wins last week. With the two straight-set sweeps over Presentation (S.D.) on the road and No. 6 Concordia (Neb.). The national leader in kills per set, posted an average of 4.90 kills in 10 total sets played while hitting .346 on the week. Dwight was also big on the defensive front for DWU, posting 10 of her 17 total blocks in the upset win against No. 3 Midland (Neb.) on Friday night. The national leader in assists per set Madeline Else stays at the top for another week after posting 119 assists in 10 sets played last week. In the sweep over the Presentation (S.D.) in non-conference action, she posted 43 assists to break the 3,000 career assists mark at DWU making her the fifth setter to surpass this mark. Else was also strong on the defensive side of things, posting nine total blocks; five of which came against the upset win against No. 3 Midland.
The Tigers are back in action tomorrow evening as they take on in state rival (RV) Dakota State at 7 p.m. from Madison, S.D. and DSU Memorial Fieldhouse.