Butterfield, Shaw Sweep MAC Player Of The Week
September 24, 2012 | Volleyball
Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green junior outside hitter Lindsey Butterfield was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week, while senior middle Leah Shaw was named MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week. For each player it was the first time they were named a MAC Player of the Week in their careers.
Bowling Green got conference play started the right way this weekend as the Falcons swept MAC East favorite Ohio and then beat Kent State the next night without dropping a set. Butterfield and Shaw were integral to the team's success in starting conference play 2-0.
She followed that up with 11 kills and a .300 attack percentage in the win over Kent State, adding two blocks. In MAC games only, she ranks third in the lead in attack percentage and eighth in kills.
Shaw was named Defensive Player of the Week on the strength of a career-high seven blocks against Kent State. She had all of those blocks in the first two sets, taking the Golden Flashes out of any offensive rhythm they tried to reach. In fact, Kent State hit -.028 in those opening two frames.
Shaw also had two blocks in the win over Ohio and added 17 kills on the weekend, finishing with at least eight in each match. In that close first set against Ohio, Shaw had the set-clinching kill with the Falcons holding to a 24-23 lead.
With the two victories, Bowling Green improved to 6-7 on the year and won its first two conference games for the first time since 2007. The Falcons will head on the road this weekend looking to extend their conference win streak, playing at Akron Friday night at 7 p.m. and at Buffalo Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Bowling Green got conference play started the right way this weekend as the Falcons swept MAC East favorite Ohio and then beat Kent State the next night without dropping a set. Butterfield and Shaw were integral to the team's success in starting conference play 2-0.
Butterfield hit .360 with 21 kills in the two matches. In the win over Ohio, she helped the Falcons to a tight first-set victory, posting a kill with the score tied at 21-21 and then another with the Falcons clinging to a 23-22 lead. Butterfield ended with 10 kills and had a .450 attack percentage in that match.
She followed that up with 11 kills and a .300 attack percentage in the win over Kent State, adding two blocks. In MAC games only, she ranks third in the lead in attack percentage and eighth in kills.
Shaw also had two blocks in the win over Ohio and added 17 kills on the weekend, finishing with at least eight in each match. In that close first set against Ohio, Shaw had the set-clinching kill with the Falcons holding to a 24-23 lead.
With the two victories, Bowling Green improved to 6-7 on the year and won its first two conference games for the first time since 2007. The Falcons will head on the road this weekend looking to extend their conference win streak, playing at Akron Friday night at 7 p.m. and at Buffalo Saturday night at 7 p.m.
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