(North State Athletic Association) BISMARCK – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced its first edition of volleyball players-of-the-week honors Monday. Elora Passa of Mayville State (N.D.) was selected as Attacker of the Week, while her teammate Natalie Hadrava was selected as Defender-of-the-Week. Olivia Galas of Bellevue (Neb.) was chosen as the Setter-of-the-Week.
NSAA Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week
Elora Passa – Mayville State (N.D.) – 5’9″, Junior, outside hitter/setter – Barnesville, Minn. – Passa collected 52 kills (3.7 kills per set), 72 set assists (5.1 set assists per set), 44 digs (3.1 digs per set), and 23 blocks (1.6 blocks per set) as Mayville State (N.D.) opened the season with a 3-1 record in Florida tournament. She recorded a triple-double in two matches, including 26 kills, 17 assists, and 10 digs in 3-1 victory over No. 20-ranked Columbia (Mo.). Passa recorded a quadruple-double of 14 kills, 23 assists, 11 digs, and 14 blocks, despite a 3-1 setback to host-team Keiser (Fla.). She had five service aces in the tournament.
NSAA Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week
Olivia Galas – Bellevue (Neb.) – 5’9″, Senior, setter – Bellevue, Neb. – Galas accumulated 100 set assists as No. 3 ranked Bellevue (Neb.) 2-1 record in the College of Idaho Tournament. She added a double-double twice during the tournament (30 assists and 10 digs in 3-0 win over Montana Western and 40 assists and 10 digs in 3-1 victory at College of Idaho). Galas added eight kills, five blocks, and four service aces for the week.
NSAA Volleyball Defender-of-the-Week
Natalie Hadrava – Mayville State (N.D.) – 5’9″, Senior, defensive specialist – LaPorte, Minn. – Hadrava recorded double-digit digs in all four matches as Mayville State (N.D.) opened their season with a 3-1 record in the Florida tournament. She collected 97 digs in the tournament, including a week-high of 37 digs in 3-1 win over No. 20-ranked Columbia (Mo.). For the week, Hadrava averaged 6.9 digs per set and recorded five kills. She also had nine set assists and a service ace.
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