{"id":1687,"date":"2021-09-13T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T21:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinsports.net\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2021-09-13T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T21:24:24","slug":"viterbos-roberts-johnson-earn-nsaa-weekly-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinsports.net\/?p=1687","title":{"rendered":"Viterbo&#8217;s Roberts, Johnson earn NSAA weekly honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e20fc88c4c8db33e3674842cd2805e05\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><em>NSAA Communications <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BISMARCK, N.D.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced its fourth edition of volleyball players-of-the-week honors Monday.&nbsp; Maya Roberts of Viterbo (Wis.) was selected as the Attacker-of-the-Week, while her teammate Abbey Johnson was chosen as the Setter-of-the-Week.&nbsp; Lauren Babcock of Presentation (S.D.) was selected as the Defender-of-the-Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>NSAA Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week<\/u><\/strong><br><strong>Maya Roberts \u2013 Viterbo (Wis.) \u2013 6&#8217;1&#8243;, Senior, right side \u2013 Watertown, Wis.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Roberts recorded double-digit kills in all four matches as No. 9-ranked Viterbo (Wis.) went 4-0 record in their own home tournament, including a pair of victories against NAIA&#8217;s Top 25 teams (No. 5-ranked Dordt, Iowa and No. 25-ranked Rocky Mountain, Mont.).&nbsp; She tallied 52 kills in the tournament, averaging 4.3 kills per set and hit .379.&nbsp; Roberts also collected six blocks and seven digs in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>NSAA Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week<\/u><\/strong><br><strong>Abbey Johnson \u2013 Viterbo (Wis.) \u2013 5&#8217;6&#8243;, Junior, setter \u2013 Brodhead, Wis.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Johnson tallied 91 set assists as No. 9-ranked Viterbo (Wis.) went 4-0 record in their own home tournament, winning all matches in a 3-0 sweep including No. 5-ranked Dordt (Iowa) and No. 25-ranked Rocky Mountain (Mont.).&nbsp; She posted a double-double of 27 assists (9.0 assists per set) and collected 11 digs (3.7 digs per set) in VU&#8217;s 3-0 sweep over Dordt.&nbsp; For the week, Johnson averaged 7.6 set assists and 2.0 digs per set and recorded three service aces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>NSAA Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><br><strong>Laura Babcock \u2013 Presentation (S.D.) \u2013 5&#8217;6&#8243;, Junior, defensive specialist \u2013 Aberdeen, S.D.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Babcock averaged at least seven digs per set three times during the week as Presentation (S.D.) went 5-0 record, including a 4-0 record in the Peru State (Neb.) Bobcat Classic.&nbsp; She piled up a total of 109 digs and averaged 6.8 digs per set.&nbsp; Babcock also accumulated a total of 12 service aces (0.8 aces per set) for the week, including five service aces in 3-0 sweep over York (Neb.) in the tournament.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Recap from last week&#8217;s action<\/u><\/strong><br>No. 9 ranked Viterbo (Wis.) extended their winning streak to nine matches after going 4-0 record in their own home tournament.&nbsp; The V-Hawks opened with a 3-0 sweep over William Penn (Iowa) on Sept. 9, followed by a 3-0 sweep over No. 5-ranked Dordt (Iowa) on Sept. 10.&nbsp; VU earned a pair of 3-0 victories on Sept. 11 over No. 25-ranked Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and (RV) Carroll (Mont.).&nbsp; Viterbo raised their overall record to 16-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation (S.D.) went 5-0 record for the week to lift their overall record to 9-2.&nbsp; The Saints earned a 3-1 home victory over NCAA Division III Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) on Sept. 7, followed by a 4-0 record in the Peru State (Neb.) Bobcat Classic on Sept. 10-11.&nbsp; PC swept all four opponents \u2013 York (Neb.), Bethany (Kan.), Peru State, and Bethel (Kan.) \u2013 in three straight sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dakota State (S.D.) also went 4-0 record in the Bobcat Classic tournament in Peru, Neb., sweeping all four opponents in three straight sets.&nbsp; The Trojans swept Mount Marty (S.D.), Bethel, York, and Peru State.&nbsp; The Trojans raised their overall record to 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellevue (Neb.), ranked No. 12 in the latest NAIA Volleyball Coaches&#8217; Top 25 national poll, earned a 3-2 hard-fought home victory over No. 8-ranked Northwestern (Iowa) on Sept. 7.&nbsp; The Bruins added a 3-0 sweep over No. 10-ranked Providence (Mont.) on Sept. 10 before falling to host-team Ottawa (Ariz.) in five sets in the Ottawa triangular.&nbsp; BU closed out the week with a 3-2 setback to Embry-Riddle (Ariz.).&nbsp; Bellevue is 7-2 overall record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayville State (N.D.) went 3-1 record in the Bobcat Classic in Peru, Neb. last weekend.&nbsp; The Comets split their two matches on Sept. 10, sweeping Bethany in three straight sets before falling to Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in three straight sets.&nbsp; MSU earned 3-0 victories over York and Bethel on Sept. 11. &nbsp;Mayville State is 9-4 overall record on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waldorf (Iowa) split a pair of home matches during the week.&nbsp; The Warriors swept Faith Baptist (Iowa) on Sept. 7 and fell to Briar Cliff (Iowa) in five sets thriller on Sept. 10.&nbsp; Waldorf is 5-3 overall record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valley City State (N.D.) and Dickinson State (N.D.) could not come up with a victory in the cross-over with Montana Western and Montana State-Northern on Sept. 10 and 11 in Dickinson, N.D.&nbsp; VCSU is 2-9 overall record, while DiSU is 0-13 overall record.&nbsp;<br><br><strong><u>Looking Ahead<\/u><\/strong><br>The North Star Athletic Association volleyball season officially begins on Tuesday evening with Mayville State (N.D.) hosting Presentation (S.D.).&nbsp; Waldorf (Iowa) welcomes Iowa Wesleyan on the same night in a non-conference contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valley City State (N.D.) begins their NSAA conference play on Wednesday evening at Dickinson State (N.D.), while Waldorf travels to No. 9-ranked Viterbo (Wis.).&nbsp; Dakota State (S.D.) visits No. 12-ranked Bellevue (Neb.) in the other North Star conference action on the same night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayville State remains home on Friday evening, hosting NCAA Division III Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) in a non-conference action.&nbsp; Valley City State travels to No. 2 Jamestown (N.D.) and Dakota State heads to Morningside (Iowa).&nbsp; Presentation returns home on Friday against Mount Marty (S.D.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viterbo continues their action at home Saturday in a triangular with Lincoln Christian (Ill.) and No.8-ranked Northwestern (Iowa).&nbsp; Waldorf returns home for a non-conference match with NCAA Division III Martin Luther (Minn.).&nbsp; Bellevue hosts Avila (Mo.) on the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valley City State hosts Briar Cliff (Iowa) in a non-conference contest on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSAA Communications BISMARCK, N.D.&nbsp;\u2013 The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced its fourth edition of volleyball players-of-the-week honors Monday.&nbsp; 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