ST. LOUIS – Indiana State sophomore outside hitter Bree Spangler has been selected as one of the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Spangler was honored for her performance during the period of October 6-12.

Spangler turned in two impressive performances for the Sycamores in back-to-back conference sweeps for the first time since 2001 on the road at Loyola and Bradley.  The Coldwater, Mich. native recorded 22 total kills on a .213 hitting percentage to go along with 15 digs, a team-high five service aces, three blocks and 28.5 total points.

Against the Ramblers, the sophomore outside hitter tied a team-high nine kills with six digs and two services aces. Versus the Braves, Spangler led with 13 kills on a .324 hitting percentage with just two errors on the evening and helping ISU hit .292 overall. She narrowly missed out on a double-double, adding nine digs to go along with three services aces and two blocks for 17.0 total points.

Her 237 total kills leads ISU and currently ranks fifth while her 256.5 points (3.77 per set) ranks sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference. Spangler owns a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and majors in speech pathology.

Southern Illinois men's tennis student-athlete Jonny Rigby was the male recipient of this week's award.

To qualify for Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing.

Redshirt freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a one-week period.

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