Allyssa Van Wienen is no stranger to Player of the Week honors, as she has now earned the title 10 different times throughout her career.
This week, Van Wienen is awarded with Defensive Player of the Week honors as she averaged nearly one block per set through nine sets. Hillsdale currently leads the league in both blocks (2.56 per set) and opponent hitting percentage (.089).
In a three set win over Ashland (25-21, 25-19, 25-15), Van Wienen added 13 kills, while only committing one error on 27 attempts for a hitting percentage of .444. She added three blocks to lead all players in that category.
Hillsdale then swept Davenport (25-17, 25-19, 25-19). Van Wienen added three blocks, four digs and eight kills, with a hitting percentage of .467.
The Chargers finished the week at home with a win over Lake Erie (25-15, 25-4, 25-14). The senior tallied two blocks, a team-best five service aces and nine kills. She did not commit a single attacking error on eighteen attacks, for a hitting percentage of .500.
Against Davenport, Van Wienen became the 11th player in Hillsdale history to reach 1,000 kills, as she now has 1,015 career kills. She also ranks eighth all-time in school history in blocks with 286, as she moved into the No. 8 spot this past week.