LCSC’s Christiansen is honored by conference

10-9-07

Lewis-Clark State College sophomore Dana Christiansen has become the first Warrior volleyball player to be honored by the Frontier Conference this season as she was named the Player of the Week. 

Christiansen, a 5-foot-11 outside hitter from Idaho Falls, helped LCSC sweep both Montana-Western and Montana Tech in three straight games to stand tied with Westminster for first place in the conference at 6-1. LCSC has won 10 of its last 11 matches to stand 12-3 overall. 

During the two matches, Christiansen recorded 16 kills, five assists, three digs, and one block assist, and hit .481 for the two matches. 

The Warriors used all 14 players on the roster during both matches. 

Here are the conference awards for the week: 

Player of the Week:   Dana Christiansen, 5’11” sophomore, outside hitter, Lewis-Clark State, from Idaho Falls, Idaho.  Lewis-Clark won two matches at home, sweeping Montana Western 3-0 and Montana Tech 3-0. She had 16 kills and a .481 hitting percentage. Christiansen had five assists, three digs and one assisted block. Also nominated; Angie Johnson of Westminster College and Kelly Fox of Rocky Mountain College.

Setter of the Week:  Hailey Pearce, 5’8”, senior, Rocky Mountain College, from Walla Walla, Wash. Rocky went 1-1 for the weekend. The Bears beat conference rival Carroll College 3-0 and lost to NCAA Divison II MSU-Billings 1-3. Pearce averaged 9.14 assists. She had 18 digs, 12 kills, two aces,  and one assisted block. Also nominated; Leigha Dangerfield of Westminster College and Lisa Davis of Lewis-Clark State. 

Libero of the Week: Bree Riet, 5’6”, senior, Westminster College, from Chester, Utah. Westminster won home matches against Montana Tech 3-0 and Montana Western 3-0. Riet averaged 5 digs per game. Also nominated: Cintia Alessi of Lewis-Clark State.