ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville volleyball player Giulia Cardona has accomplished a feat that has not been seen in the Missouri Valley Conference since 2014 as she was named the league's Player and Freshman of the Week on Monday.
Cardona becomes the first MVC player to earn both awards since Oct. 27, 2014 when Abbie Lehman of Wichita State earned both accolades. This is the second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor for Cardona and she becomes Evansville's third player this season to be recognized as the Player of the Week. Alondra Vazquez won the award following the opening weekend of play before Melanie Feliciano took the honor last week.