INDIANAPOLIS – Truman State senior setter Tori Creason has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Setter of the Week for the second time this season, the league office announced Monday.
Creason directed the Bulldogs to their first 2-0 GLVC weekend of the season with victories over Illinois Springfield and Quincy inside Pershing Arena. Truman swept the Prairie Stars on Thursday before defeating the Hawks in four sets on Senior Night.
The Shawnee, Kansas, native totaled 82 assists and averaged 11.71 assists per set across the two victories. Under Creason's direction, Truman averaged 14 kills per set and recorded a combined .246 hitting percentage with 98 kills in seven sets.
Creason opened the weekend with 29 assists, nine digs, three kills, one service ace and one block assist in Truman's 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 sweep of Illinois Springfield. The Bulldogs hit .208 while holding the Prairie Stars to a .068 percentage.
She followed with 53 assists in Saturday's 25-21, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20 victory over Quincy. Creason also contributed four kills, five digs, two aces and one block assist as Truman finished with 62 kills and a .271 hitting percentage.
Across the weekend, Creason added seven kills, 14 digs, three service aces and two block assists to her 82 assists.
The honor is the second of Creason's career after she received the award on Sept. 28. She became the first Bulldog to earn the conference's Setter of the Week award after recording 98 assists in matches against No. 21 Indianapolis and Lewis, including a career-high 69 assists in Truman's five-set victory over the Greyhounds.
Creason was one of three GLVC women's volleyball weekly award recipients. Indianapolis outside hitter Maddie Lynch was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Maryville libero Mallory Sell received Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
The two weekend victories improved Truman to 13-12 overall and 7-5 in conference play while securing the Bulldogs' second consecutive GLVC Tournament appearance.
Truman concludes the regular season at Upper Iowa at 3 p.m. Saturday in Fayette, Iowa. The match will determine whether the Bulldogs receive the seventh or eighth seed in the GLVC Tournament.
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