ST. LOUIS --- UNI libero Sydney Petersen has been named the Missouri Valley Conference's (MVC) Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday afternoon.
The selection marks Petersen's first career honor from the MVC. Petersen previously earned a Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week nod on Sept. 16, 2019 while playing at the University of Texas.
Named the defensive MVP of the Hawkeye Invitational last weekend, Petersen led the Panthers with 62 total digs in four matches this week, averaging 4.43 digs per set in wins over Iowa State, North Florida and South Dakota State.