KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hailey Arritola of Eastern Oregon University has been named the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week. She was selected based on her performances from September 16-22 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
Arritola, a senior defensive specialist from Mount Angel, Ore., anchored the backline of the Mountaineers defense, recording 44 digs (5.5 d/s) on the weekend. She also tallied 42 serve receptions without an error, five assists, and four service aces in EOU’s defeats over Bushnell University and No. 7-ranked Corban University.
The Mounties have a loaded week ahead as they are set to host (RV) College of Idaho on Wednesday, before taking on Warner Pacific University and Multnomah this weekend.