FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State middle blocker Emily Ellis was named the MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week on Monday (Sept. 11) for her efforts this past week, helping the Tigers to a 5-0 mark at home to push their record to 6-3 overall.
Ellis averaged 1.57 blocks per set at the Tiger Classic with a total of 22 over 14 sets. In a 3-1 win over Minnesota State, she had had a double-double in blocks and kills with 10 each. She was just one assisted block shy of her own school record for assisted blocks in a four-set match with nine. She had a weekend-high 12 kills in a 3-1 win over New Mexico Highlands. Ellis was just one point shy of the team lead for the weekend with 46 total points. Even as a middle blocker, she still averaged 1.14 digs per set for the weekend.
Add in her 12 kills and nine blocks in a five-set win over Kansas Wesleyan back on Wednesday, Ellis helped FHSU to five straight wins at home with a 1.63 blocks per set average for the entire week with a total of 31 in 19 sets. Offensively, Ellis averaged 2.32 kills per set for the week with a total of 44.
Ellis joined Kersti Nix of Central Missouri (Offensive) and Nessa Johnson of Missouri Western (Setter) as the weekly Athlete of the Week honorees from the MIAA office.