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Rachel Tam named MVC Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS – The MVC-leading University of Evansville volleyball team has earned conference recognition for the third week in a row as senior Rachel Tam has been named the league's Player of the Week on Monday.

Highlighting the previous week for Tam was a new school record of 39 kills in the win over Tennessee Tech. Her total is second all-time in Valley history.

"The sacrifice the girls did by running open gyms and working out together is really paying off," UE coach Fernando Morales said. "This is a total team effort; we have had three different players earn conference awards and two others leading the league in stats.