Joliet's Sweeney reaches 1,000 digs, earns NJCAA DIII Player of the Week
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has selected Joliet Junior College's Emma Sweeney as the Tachikara Division III Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for September 30-October 6 (Week 6). The award is the first such honor for Sweeney, and the first this season for the Wolves.
Sweeney, a 5'3" libero/defensive specialist, averaged 6.81 digs per set during a 3-1 week for Joliet Junior College. Her 109 digs, including a season-high 40 in a five-set defeat of Elgin Community College, pushed her past the 1,000 digs mark for her career. The 1,000th dig came during a sweep at Triton College. The Lockport, Illinois, native also tallied eight aces and three assists during the week. Her 476 digs this fall leads the nation.
Anchoring Joliet's defense, Emma Sweeney reached the 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ career digs milestone this week!
— NJCAA Volleyball (@NJCAAVolleyball) October 9, 2019
With 6.81 digs per set over four matches, Sweeney is named the latest Tachikara #NJCAAVB Divison III Defensive Player of the Week.#NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/qgf9nkNu3Z