Aurora University Athletics

Aurora University senior outside hitter Sydnei Avery was named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Women's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week as selected by a panel of the NACC Athletic Communication professionals.

Avery earned the award after she was named to the Illinois Wesleyan All-Tournament Team while leading AU to a 2-2 mark last week that included losses to No. 6 Washington-St. Louis and No. 15 UW-Whitewater. She totaled 59 kills on 134 attempts, averaging 4.21 per set while hitting .321 overall. Avery added 13 digs - six alone against UW-Whitewater - and four service aces.

On the season, Avery leads the AU offense with 4.08 kills, 0.98 digs and 0.20 aces per set.

Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Friday, September 30 when they travel to Marian University. First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.