Paige Fombelle Earns CCIW Player of the Week Honors
9/8/2010 4:58:02 PM
ELMHURST, Ill. - Elmhurst College middle hitter
Paige Fombelle has been named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin's (CCIW) Offensive Player of the Week in volleyball.
Fombelle was named to the all-tournament team at the Elmhurst College Invitational last weekend while helping the Bluejays to a 3-1 record. She hit .373 for the tournament while pounding down a team-leading 39 kills (2.60 per game) and recording a team-leading 24 blocks (1.60 per game). Fombelle opened the year by recording 13 kills and 16 blocks (7 solo, 9 assisted) in Elmhurst’s five-set loss to the University of Chicago. She added six kills in the Bluejays' win over Gustavus Adolphus on Friday evening. In Elmhurst’s win over Trine on Saturday, Fombelle recorded nine kills while hitting .333 and adding three blocks. She closed the tournament by recording a team-leading 11 kills while hitting .714 in Elmhurst’s three-set win over Saint Mary’s (Ind.).
Fombelle earned honorable mention all-conference honors during the 2009 season.
Elmhurst carries a 3-1 record into Wednesday night's triangle match at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Bluejays face Wisconsin Lutheran College and the h