Week of Sept. 1-7: Angie Alvord, Western Washington (MB, 6-0, Sr., Laurel, WA – Meridian) and Erin Norris, Central Washington (OH, 5-10, Jr., Spokane, WA – Mead). . .Both Alvord and Norris had impressive hitting percentages and ace totals in leading their teams to 4-0 records in tournaments at Seaside, Calif., and Ellensburg, respectively. . .Alvord had 41 kills and hit for a .461 percentage as the Vikings won 12 of 13 sets in a four-match sweep at the Cal State Monterey Invitational. Alvord also had 20 aces and six blocks. . .Norris, who hit for a .400 percentage, had 44 kills, nine aces and six blocks and was named the MVP in the CWU Invitational. She led Central to a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Sonoma State and to three 3-0 wins – their third, fourth and fifth of the season.

Amundson	Sherman

Week of Sept. 8-14: Megan Amundson, Western Washington (OH, 5-11, So., Stanwood, WA) and Alexa Sherman, Alaska Fairbanks (S, 5-9, Jr., Calabasas, CA) . . .Amundson earned all-tournament honors in the Minnesota Duluth Invitational recording 86 kills and hitting at a .277 pace (86-24-224). She also had 40 digs and seven blocks in leading the unbeaten Vikings to four wins including a 3-1 victory over nationally 12 th -ranked Minnesota Duluth. The Vikings, at 8-0, are off to the best start in their school history. . .Sherman had 200 assists (10.53 per set) leading the Nanooks to four wins in five matches, including a conference victory, at Billings. Sherman also had 16 kills in 28 attempts without an error for a .571 average, 37 digs and eight blocks

Week of Sept. 15-21: Rhea Cardwell, Alaska Anchorage (OH, 5-10, Sr., Prineville, OR – Crook County) had 35 kills to lead the Seawolves to wins over Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific earning UAA its first 2-0 conference start since 2004. Cardwell, who also had 19 digs and two aces, has led the Seawolves in kills in 11 straight matches. She holds GNAC ranks of second in kills per set (3.91) and 16th in attack percentage (.218). UAA's 2-0 conference start is just its second during the eight-year history of the GNAC.

Week of Sept. 22-28: Stacey Bennett, Western Oregon (OH/MB, 6-3, Sr., Portland, OR - Westview) had 34 kills (30 percent of her team's total of 113) and 23 digs to lead the Wolves to their seventh and eighth consecutive victories. Bennett had 23 kills, the fifth highest total this fall in the GNAC, and a GNAC season-best 75 attacks in Thursday's 3-2 win at Northwest Nazarene. WOU remained unbeaten in seven matches against Division II opponents.

Alvord	Crotteau

Week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Angie Alvord, Western Washington (MB, 6-0, Sr., Laurel, WA - Meridian) and Devon Crotteau, Montana State Billings (OH, 6-0, Jr., Casper, WY – Northern Colorado). . .Alvord had 22 kills and seven blocks (accounting for 26 ½ points) and hit for a .340 percentage (22-5-50) in a 3-1 home win against Seattle Pacific. The 12-0 Vikings extended their GNAC conference match win streak to 20 with the victory and finished the weekend as the only remaining unbeaten team in the nation among Division II schools. Crotteau averaged five kills (30 in six sets) and hit for a .319 average (30-8-69) as the Yellowjackets split two matches, earning their first conference victory of the season. Crotteau also had a team-best 22 digs.