Kundinger put another outstanding week on the defensive side. She racked up double-digit digs in all three matches on the week bringing her season total to 25 of the 26 matches this season in which she has reached double figures. Kundinger’s best match of the week came on Friday when she had 36 digs, one shy of her career high, in a five-set win over Augsburg. She totaled 69 digs over three matches and added seven assists to go along with five service aces.
Other Nominees:
April Gehl: Gehl capped another solid week with a career-high 25 kills in the win over Augsburg on Friday. She added 14 digs for her second double-double of the week and eighth in the last 10 matches. Her double-double on the week came with 10 kills and 10 digs at Concordia (WI) on Wednesday. In Friday’s other match, Gehl recorded 16 kills with eight digs and four blocks in a straight-set win over Martin Luther College. Gehl compiled 51 kills, 32 digs and seven blocks over the three matches last week.
Nora Hargett: Hargett picked up a pair of assists in UWSP’s two matches last week. She assisted on the Pointers’ go-ahead goal in the 77th minute against Augustana to tie for the team lead. Then on Sunday, she assisted on the Pointers’ 27th minute goal, her team-high fifth helper of the season, which put UWSP in front. Hargett also took seven shots on the week putting four on net.
Elizabeth Wilichowski and Anna Dobbe: Wilichowski and Dobbe went undefeated on the week as a doubles duo. They defeated Marian, 8-3, to open the week on Wednesday. Thursday at UW-Oshkosh, pair prevailed, 8-6, as the only UWSP doubles pair with a win. Then on Saturday, Dobbe and Wilichowski beat Dubuque, 8-1, and finished the week with an 8-5 win over UW-River Falls.
