ST. LOUIS – Junior Stef Jankiewicz has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. This is the second-straight week that a Redbird has been given the recognition and first career weekly honor for Jankiewicz.
The Farmington Hills, Michigan, native turned in a team-best .375 hitting percentage this weekend, as ISU went 2-1 at the Redbird Classic and took down nationally-ranked and in-state rival Illinois. In the Redbirds' four-set win over No. 14 Illinois, Jankiewicz posted her fourth double-double of the season with 42 assists and 14 digs, while also contributing seven kills and a .