For the second consecutive week, Northwest Missouri State University junior libero Ellery Luhring has been named the MIAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week.

Luhring (Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center HS) averaged 8.00 digs per set with 64 total digs in two MIAA victories for the Bearcats against Northeastern State (W, 3-0) and Arkansas-Fort Smith (W, 3-2).

Luhring posted 25 digs and five assists in a 3-0 sweep of Northeastern State. Luhring tallied a career-high 39 digs and added five assists in a five-set triumph over Arkansas-Fort Smith. Luhring's 39 digs rank as the sixth-best total in a match in Bearcat history.

NORTHWEST'S MIAA PLAYER OF WEEK SELECTIONS THIS SEASON
Mya Karrick - Setter of the Week (Sept. 21)
Ellery Luhring - Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26)
Ellery Luhring - Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2)