ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Pranger (Glen Carbon, Ill./Edwardsville) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the first time in her career after helping Bradley Volleyball wrap up fourth in the final league standings with a pair of home victories.
Pranger turned in a pair of double-doubles, averaging team highs of 4.00 kills and 5.14 digs per set, while also collecting 0.43 aces per set in the two wins. In Friday's sweep of Evansville, she tallied a match-high 19 digs and also had 12 kills, an assist, one ace and a block as Bradley locked up at least the #4 seed in the MVC Tournament with the victory.