ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Freshman outside hitter Silan Demirkol (Istanbul, Turkey/Sevinc College) had a big impact in her first two outings as a Brave and has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week according to an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon.
After sitting out the first 13 matches of the season, Demirkol made her collegiate debut over the weekend to help highlight victories over Southern Illinois and Missouri State by averaging 2.50 kills per set, a team-best 4.25 digs, 1.00 assist and 0.38 aces per set in the wins.