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Women's Volleyball Sweeps MAC Weekly Awards
September 07, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
CLEVELAND -- After a weekend which saw the Ball State women's volleyball team take down preseason favorites in Conference USA (Western Kentucky) the Atlantic 10 (Dayton) and Horizon League (Wright State) at the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational, the Cardinals has swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards.
Audrey Geer - MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Geer was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational after recording double-doubles in all three matches last week ... She averaged 4.10 kills per set, which ranked second among all MAC players, while boasting a .330 (41-10-94) attack percentage ... She also ranked second on the squad with a 3.70 digs-per-set average, while leading the team's primary passers with a .966 (64-for-67) reception percentage.
Geer started the week with season-highs of 15 kills and 15 digs in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll ... She followed with 12 kills and 10 digs in the sweep of Dayton which received 25 votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll ... Geer closed the week with 14 kills, 12 digs and a season-best .400 (14-2-30) attack percentage in the sweep of tournament host Wright State.
Sophie Ledbetter - MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Ledbetter earns MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth time in her collegiate career after leading the Ball State defense and ranking third among MAC defenders with a 4.40 digs-per-set average last week ... She collected double-digit digs in all three matches, starting with 18 in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Ledbetter followed with 13 digs each in the sweep of Dayton, which received 25 votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, and the sweep over Wright State ... She also served up a pair of aces on the week, while dishing out 14 total assists, including a season-high eight vs. WKU.
Lindsey Green / Reese Axness - MAC Setter Pair of the Week
Green and Axness earn MAC Setter Pair of the Week for the first time this season and the fifth time in their careers after combining to lead the Ball State women's volleyball team to a MAC-best .322 (155-39-360) attack percentage last week ... The duo averaged 13.30 assists-per-set, with a 6.90 mark from Green and a 6.40 average from Axness
The pair would also combine for 4.30 digs-per-set average, 2.70 for Green and 1.60 for Axness, including a double-double by Green in Thursday's four-set win over Western Kentucky ... Overall, the duo helped Ball State hit above .300 in all three matches last week, led by a .366 effort in Saturday's sweep of Wright State.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action Friday (Sept. 11), when it opens play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational with matches versus Stetson (11 a.m.) and the host Camels (6 p.m.).
Audrey Geer - MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Geer was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational after recording double-doubles in all three matches last week ... She averaged 4.10 kills per set, which ranked second among all MAC players, while boasting a .330 (41-10-94) attack percentage ... She also ranked second on the squad with a 3.70 digs-per-set average, while leading the team's primary passers with a .966 (64-for-67) reception percentage.
Geer started the week with season-highs of 15 kills and 15 digs in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll ... She followed with 12 kills and 10 digs in the sweep of Dayton which received 25 votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll ... Geer closed the week with 14 kills, 12 digs and a season-best .400 (14-2-30) attack percentage in the sweep of tournament host Wright State.
Sophie Ledbetter - MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Ledbetter earns MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth time in her collegiate career after leading the Ball State defense and ranking third among MAC defenders with a 4.40 digs-per-set average last week ... She collected double-digit digs in all three matches, starting with 18 in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Ledbetter followed with 13 digs each in the sweep of Dayton, which received 25 votes in last week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, and the sweep over Wright State ... She also served up a pair of aces on the week, while dishing out 14 total assists, including a season-high eight vs. WKU.
Lindsey Green / Reese Axness - MAC Setter Pair of the Week
Green and Axness earn MAC Setter Pair of the Week for the first time this season and the fifth time in their careers after combining to lead the Ball State women's volleyball team to a MAC-best .322 (155-39-360) attack percentage last week ... The duo averaged 13.30 assists-per-set, with a 6.90 mark from Green and a 6.40 average from Axness
The pair would also combine for 4.30 digs-per-set average, 2.70 for Green and 1.60 for Axness, including a double-double by Green in Thursday's four-set win over Western Kentucky ... Overall, the duo helped Ball State hit above .300 in all three matches last week, led by a .366 effort in Saturday's sweep of Wright State.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action Friday (Sept. 11), when it opens play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational with matches versus Stetson (11 a.m.) and the host Camels (6 p.m.).
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