Megan Trimpe, Illinois C.

Trimpe, a sophomore setter from Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community), collected 214 assists during IC’s first six games, for an average of 9.7 per game. The Lady Blues are 5-1. The Lady Blue setter was named to the all-tournament team at the Illinois C. Invitational this past weekend. Her totals also included ten service aces. Her top effort came against Kentucky Wesleyan University when she had 46 assists in four games.

Crystal McClure, St. Norbert

McClure, a sophomore hitter from Franklin, Wis., led the Green Knights to a 4-1 week and hit .422 in the week (55-12-102), playing 15 games over five matches. She also added 12 digs, six blocks and two service aces. St. Norbert’s only loss came in five games to UW-Stevens Point.

Janine Emmer, Ripon

Emmer, a senior from Slinger, Wis., led Ripon to a 4-1 record on the week, including a second place finish at the Ripon Tournament. In 19 games, Emmer posted 109 kills (5.0 per game avg), 5 service aces, 81 digs and 9 blocks. She had 260 total attacks with only 12 errors. This run included a 33 kill performance against Martin Luther.

Janae Jensen, St. Norbert

Jensen, a senior middle hitter from Madison, Wis. (Abundant Life Christian), led St. Norbert to a 6- 0 week, including a 5-0 showing at the MWC Crossover to push the Green Knights’ all-time record at the event to 20-0. In six matches and 21 games, Jensen hit .371 (63-17-124) with six service aces, 30 blocks and 15 digs.

Nicole Baich, Lake Forest

Baich, a freshman from Westchester, Ill. (Nazareth Academy), helped lead Lake Forest to a 4-0 record last week, including a MWC victory and another over a league opponent. The middle blocker tallied 36 kills and 22 blocks, including 16 solos, in Forester triumphs over Knox, Concordia (IL), Beloit, and Coe. Baich posted a .351 hitting percentage for the week and helped the team claim the Forester Invitational title with eight blocks, including six solos, in the championship match.

Janae Jensen, St. Norbert

Jensen, a senior middle hitter from Madison, Wis. (Abundant Life), led the Green Knights to a 3-2 week after playing three nationally ranked opponents (Platteville, Stout and River Falls, beating River Falls). Jensen hit .314 (44-11-105) for the week and had 28 blocks, 20 digs and three service aces.

Pendergrass, a senior right-side hitter from Galesburg, Ill., starred for Monmouth in last week’s action. She posted kill totals of 13, 16 and 22 in wins over Augustana, Eureka and Lake Forest, respectively. For the week, she hit .331 and added five total blocks. Monmouth’s victory over Lake Forest Saturday stretched their win streak to six games and moved them into a tie with the Foresters for the top spot in the South Division.

Janae Jensen, St. Norbert

Jensen, a senior hitter from Madison, Wis.(Abundant Life Christian HS), was named to the All- Tournament team at North Central after leading the Green Knights to the championship at 4-0. St. Norbert was 4-1 on the week. Jensen, who played in all five matches but played in only 14 games, hit an eye-popping .459 (59- 8-111). She added 20 blocks, 19 digs and two service aces.

Balcerzak, a sophomore from Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI HS), helped lead Lake Forest to a 2-1 record last week. She matched a career-high with 19 kills (1 E, 31 TA, .581) and added three blocks in the Foresters’ four-game victory at Wheaton. Balcerzak had a dozen kills (4 E, 36 TA, .222) and three blocks in a four-game loss at #23 Elmhurst. Finally, she pounded out 14 kills (3 E, 33 TA,.333) and chipped in three more blocks in a four-game triumph over Concordia (IL) on Saturday. She finished the week with 45 kills, nine blocks, and a pair of aces. She committed just eight hitting errors and posted a .370 hitting percentage in the three matches combined.