Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Kaegan Wherry
School: Redlands
Year: So.
Position: Outside Hitter
Hometown / High School: Englewood, Colo. / Cherry Creek (Montana State)

Wherry led the University of Redlands to a sweep of Occidental College and in a battle against No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, racking up 33 kills on a .308 hitting percentage. She added 11 digs in each match to go with two blocks and a service ace. She had back-to-back kills to open the second set against Oxy and closed it out with another at 26-24 before notching the Bulldogs’ final three kills in the third set to seal the match.

Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Amy Buffini
School: California Lutheran
Year: Sr.
Position: Libero
Hometown / High School: San Diego, Calif. / Maranatha

Buffini recorded 48 digs across 11 sets, including a career-high 26 in a tight 3-1 defeat to Chapman University as California Lutheran University remained within range of the final SCIAC Tournament berth with a key 3-1 win over Whittier College and sweep of Caltech. She added 10 assists with at least three in each match along with three aces.

 

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