Wichita State sophomore libero Lily Liekweg is the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
 
The 5-foot-5 libero from Janesville, Iowa earned tournament MVP honors in Wichita State's 3-0 weekend at the A-State Invitational, averaging 5.18 digs over 11 sets while helping the Shockers limit opponents to a combined .131 hitting percentage.
 
In Friday afternoon's sweep of UT Martin, she tallied 24 digs in just three sets and established new career-highs with seven assists and three service aces.
 
The Shockers (3-0) are in the Brookings, S.D. this weekend for the SDSU Invite. They'll face California Baptist (1 p.m. CT) and Montana (5 p.m.) on Friday then meet up with host South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. CT. All three matches will stream on SDSU's subscription-based platform, gojacks.com ($6.95 for a 24-hour pass or $10.95 for monthly access).
 

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL AWARDS:
Week of Aug. 23-29, 2021
 
Offensive Player of the Week: Elizabeth Orf, R-Sr., MH, Memphis
Defensive Player of the Week: Lily Liekweg, So., L/DS, Wichita State
 
Weekly Honor Roll: Michelle Urquhart, Fr., OH, Tulane; Falanika Danielson, Fr., L, Temple; Kate Georgiades, So., DS/L, Houston; Hannah Jacobs, Sr., OH, SMU; McKenna Melville, Sr., OH, UCF