ST. LOUIS – Illinois State volleyball outside hitter Tamara Otene was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for the first time in her career after a dominating performance over the Redbirds' three-game swing last week.
Combining for 52 kills (4.73 kills/set) in Illinois State's three wins over Bradley, UNI and Drake, Otene hit an impressive .366 percent. In ISU's two sweeps over UNI and Drake last weekend, Otene combined for 35 kills, averaging 5.83 kills/set across the six sets played.
After posting 17 (@ Bradley), 16 (vs. UNI) and 19 (vs.