WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State volleyball student-athlete Giorgia Civita has been named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the opening week of the season.
 
Civita, a sophomore libero from Milan, Italy, led the Shockers to a 2-0 weekend with two road wins at James Madison and at Howard. She averaged 6.78 digs, 0.22 kills, 0.67 assists and 0.11 aces in the two wins.
 
In the five-set win at JMU, she had a career-high 34 digs along with two assists and a service ace. In the four-set win at Howard, she had 27 digs along with two kills and four assists.
 
Civita and the Shockers are back in action tonight at VCU at 4 p.m. CT and then will play at the BYU Nike Invitational, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, in Provo, Utah. Wichita State will play West Virginia on Aug. 31 and then face No. 1 Stanford and No. 8 BYU on Sept. 1.
 
The Shockers open up the home portion of the schedule on Fri., Sept. 21 against Tulane. Season tickets are available by clicking here or calling the Shocker Ticket Office at (316) 978-FANS.