2021 KJCCC Volleyball Division II Athletes of the Week, Wk. 5
KJCCC Division II Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Iva Halacheva
Cowley College
Sophomore
Outside Hitter
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Iva Halacheva had a huge week in five matches for No. 2 Cowley with a .429 hitting percentage and averaging 4.27 kills per set. She hit .536 against Metropolitan Community College and .484 with a high for the week with 18 kills against Centrasl Nebraska. Halacheva leads the KJCCC Division II in both kills and attack percentage. She is third in the NJCAA Division II in attack percentage and fifth in kills per set.
KJCCC Division II Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Ozi Ajekwu
Highland
Freshman
Middle Blocker
Larence, KS
Ozi Ajekwu had a big week defensively for the Scotties, aiding in their undefeated week. Ozi had 11 solo block on the week with four coming against No. 3 Johnson County Ajekwu is currently No. 1 1 in the NJCAA for solo blocks with 46, leading over teammate Maliah Griddine. Ozi also hit better than .400 in 2 of the Scottie's 4 matches and even hit a whopping .600 against Southeast.
KJCCC Division II Volleyball Setter of the Week
Hannah Riedy
Highland
Sophomore
Setter
Hope, KS
Hannah Riedy finished the Scotties' 5-0 week by putting up a total of 201 assists with a weekly high of 61 assists against Central. That same match she averaged 12.2 assists per set. Riedy also helped six Scottie hitters reach a .400 attack percentage or higher in matches throughout the week. Jenna Pfau – Johnson and Central. Maliah Griddine – Central. Ozi Ajewku – Johnson, Central, Southeast.
