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SAOTW VOLLEYBALL

Elmhurst Sweeps Conference Student-Athlete Weekly Awards

11/9/2026 7:05:00 PM

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Elmhurst University women's volleyball team swept the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Student-Athlete weekly awards. Outside hitter Katie Hurta earned CCIW offensive honors for the fourth time this season. Libero Elayna Ammerman and setter Freddie Temple each earned their second weekly award of the season, with Ammerman taking defensive honors and Temple named Setter of the Week.

All three Bluejays started in a four-set win over Carthage on Nov. 4 and a five-set victory over North Central on Nov. 6.

Hurta totaled 50 kills and 26 digs, recording a double-double in both matches. She hit .409 with 23 kills and 10 digs against Carthage before posting 27 kills and 16 digs while hitting .488 against North Central. She finished the week with a .448 hitting percentage across both games. Hurta ranks second among CCIW players in hitting percentage (2nd - .341), kills per set (2nd - 3.89), and points per set (2nd - 4.25).

Ammerman led Elmhurst in digs in both matches, collecting 24 against Carthage and 26 against North Central. She averaged 5.55 digs per set and added 10 assists across the two wins. Ammerman ranks second among CCIW players with 4.68 digs per set and has totaled 445 digs this season.

Temple handed out 102 assists over nine sets, averaging 11.33 per set. She recorded 46 assists, eight digs, and five kills against Carthage, then finished with 56 assists and nine digs against North Central. Temple ranks second among CCIW players with 8.43 assists per set and has tabbed 843 assists this season.

Up Next: The third-seeded Bluejays will face off against the sixth-seeded North Central College Cardinals in a CCIW Tournament Quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Nov. 10. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. from R.A. Faganel Hall.


 
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