INDIANAPOLIS - IU Indianapolis junior setter Grace Purichia has been named #HLVB Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5. Purichia helped the Jaguars to a 3-0 record during the week with a home win over Purdue Fort Wayne, followed by back-to-back wins over Milwaukee. 

Offensively, the Jaguars hit .318 for the week with Purichia piloting the attack. 

Individually, she averaged 13.6 assists per set while leading the league's setters with 3.1 digs per set and 14 total kills for the week. She contributed 53 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win over Milwaukee on Friday (Oct. 3) and followed with 45 assists, 14 digs and five kills in a 3-0 sweep over Milwaukee on Saturday (Oct. 4). 

She opened the week with 38 assists, five kills and six digs in the 3-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne. 

For the season, Purichia leads the Horizon League and ranks ninth nationally at 10.68 assists per set and has increased her output to 12.00 assists per set in league matches.