Lawrence volleyball sweeps MWC Player of the Week awards

Cyra Bammer
Cyra Bammer
Arianna Neumeyer
Arianna Neumeyer

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team swept the Midwest Conference Player of the Week awards after winning a trio of league matches.

Sophomore outside hitter Arianna Neumeyer (Manitowoc, Wis./Lutheran) was named the Offensive Player of the Week, and junior defensive specialist Cyra Bammer (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) was named Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Lawrence was perfect on the week as the Vikings won at Beloit College and knocked off Lake Forest College and Ripon College at Alexander Gymnasium. The Vikings have now won five straight to improve to 5-2 in the league and 10-12 overall.

Neumeyer piled up 49 kills for the week as the Vikings topped Beloit in straight sets and defeated both Lake Forest and Ripon in four sets. Neumeyer had a .289 hitting percentage for the three matches in addition to collecting six aces, 40 digs and a pair of blocks.

Neumeyer started her week with a match-high nine kills and 11 digs as the Vikings rolled past Beloit. She then picked up 18 kills, two aces and 11 digs in Lawrence’s win over Lake Forest. Neumeyer finished the week by matching her career high with 22 kills to go along with four aces and 18 digs in a victory over Ripon.

Bammer collected 61 digs on her way to winning the weekly award for the second straight time. Bammer picked up 18 digs in the Vikings’ win over Beloit. She then had 15 digs against Lake Forest and finished the week with 28 digs against Ripon. For the week, Bammer and the Vikings limited the opposition to a .095 hitting percentage.

Lawrence returns to action this weekend for a pair of conference matches in Iowa. The Vikings play at Grinnell College on Friday before heading to Cornell College for a Saturday morning match.