INDIANAPOLIS - IUPUI senior right side
Kori Waelbroeck has been named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Jaguars to a 2-0 mark over the weekend. The Evansville-native had a banner start to league play, helping the Jaguars to a 3-2 win over Wright State on Friday, followed by a 3-1 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
The lefty had a career-high 28 kills and hit .448 (28-2-58) in the 3-2 win over Wright State on Friday with her 28 kills finishing one shy of tying the school record for most in a five-set match. She also added 13 digs, four blocks and an ace in that match. She followed with 12 kills (12-6-44) and 14 digs in Sunday's win over NKU, totaling 4.44 kills/set and 3.00 digs/set for the week.
This season, she leads the Horizon League in total kills (236) and kills in league play (40).
She's the second IUPUI volleyball player to earn a weekly award this season as
Jessica Helms earned the league's defensive honor on Aug. 28.
The Jaguars will take the court again on Sept. 29 when they travel to Cleveland State for a 6:00 p.m. start. IUPUI will cap the weekend at Youngstown State on Saturday (Sept. 30).