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Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Shannon Rich

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/29/2015
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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Rich was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week after a solid week both offensively and defensively.
Rich continued her tear as she led the team in kills (37), hitting percentage (.552) and blocks (10), in leading WNMU to a 3-0 road trip. She had at least 12 kills in every match, going for a high of 13 against South Dakota Mines. She hit .500 or better in all three matches posting a high of .611 against Black Hills State. Of her 10 total blocks, seven came solo as she had three solo blocks against both South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State. In addition she also had two assists, two service aces and four digs. She averaged 3.36 kills and 0.91 blocks per set. 

She is amongst the leaders in the RMAC in several categories including second in hitting percentage (.310) and 14th in blocks per set (.84). As a team, the Lady Mustangs lead the RMAC in digs per set (17.74), match win-loss percentage (.769) and opposition hitting percentage (.136).


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/5/2009 Kempton Jackson Men's Cross Country
9/28/2009 Natali Murdock Volleyball
9/21/2009 Nicole Luna Women's Cross Country
9/14/2009 Ziona Verhulsdonk Volleyball
9/7/2009 Kevin Breaker Football
8/31/2009 Ellen East Volleyball
5/11/2009 Valu Fa Men's Tennis
5/4/2009 Kristina Barr Softball
4/27/2009 Scott Crichton Men's Golf
4/20/2009 Kristina Barr Softball
4/13/2009 Kristina Barr Softball
4/6/2009 Joon Lee Men's Golf
3/30/2009 Kyle Lynch Men's Tennis
3/23/2009 Kaitlynn Barnes Softball
3/16/2009 Gordon Webb Men's Golf
3/9/2009 Wilton Atkins Men's Tennis
3/2/2009 Devin Stewart Men's Basketball
2/23/2009 Audra Major Women's Basketball
2/16/2009 Jamie McKenna Women's Tennis
2/9/2009 Zach Blair Men's Golf
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