University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Thomas Earns MVC Player of the Week Honors
10/30/2017 3:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
For the third time this season, University of Northern Iowa junior Piper Thomas has been named the Missouri Valley Conference's volleyball player of the week.
Thomas (Jesup, Iowa) averaged 5.00 kills per set and hit .447 over this week's set of matches for the Panthers. Thomas set a career-high with 24 kills (.385) in a five-set match at Illinois State on Friday. Thomas came back on Sunday and delivered a team-high 16 kills (.583) in a 3-0 sweep at Bradley. Thomas notched 40 kills against six attack errors in 76 total swings in the two league matches. Thomas is the MVC leader in hitting percentage (.355 - all matches; .418 in conference only matches).
The last time UNI had a player earn MVC player of the week honors three times in the same season came in 2011 when Bre Payton tallied the league's top weekly honor on three occasions.
UNI will be in action this Friday and Saturday at home in the McLeod Center with matches against Evansville and Indiana State. Both matches will get underway at 7 p.m.
All-Time UNI MVC Player of the Week Honors
9 Times
Molly O'Brien
8 Times
Kate Galer
5 Times
Bre Payton
4 Times
Alex Auker
Bobbi Becker
Shannon Perry
3 Times
JIll Arganbright
Shannon Aschoff
Mary Bernhardt
Sylvia Eder
Kara Galer
Kim Kester
Piper Thomas
Thomas (Jesup, Iowa) averaged 5.00 kills per set and hit .447 over this week's set of matches for the Panthers. Thomas set a career-high with 24 kills (.385) in a five-set match at Illinois State on Friday. Thomas came back on Sunday and delivered a team-high 16 kills (.583) in a 3-0 sweep at Bradley. Thomas notched 40 kills against six attack errors in 76 total swings in the two league matches. Thomas is the MVC leader in hitting percentage (.355 - all matches; .418 in conference only matches).
The last time UNI had a player earn MVC player of the week honors three times in the same season came in 2011 when Bre Payton tallied the league's top weekly honor on three occasions.
UNI will be in action this Friday and Saturday at home in the McLeod Center with matches against Evansville and Indiana State. Both matches will get underway at 7 p.m.
All-Time UNI MVC Player of the Week Honors
9 Times
Molly O'Brien
8 Times
Kate Galer
5 Times
Bre Payton
4 Times
Alex Auker
Bobbi Becker
Shannon Perry
3 Times
JIll Arganbright
Shannon Aschoff
Mary Bernhardt
Sylvia Eder
Kara Galer
Kim Kester
Piper Thomas
Players Mentioned
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