Ariana Martinez Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/16/2018 Sport Volleyball School Simpson College Year Sophomore Position Hometown Canyon Lake, Texas High School Smithson Valley Volleyball – Co-Defensive Player of the Week Ariana Martinez, Simpson College So., DS, Canyon Lake, Texas/Smithson Valley Martinez averaged 4.17 digs per set (75 total) in Simpson’s five contests last week. She helped Simpson to three-set win over Central in A-R-C opener, Simpson's first sweep of the Dutch in a conference regular season match since 2006. She totaled a week-high 21 digs in the Storms match against St. Benedict. Offensively last week she added five service aces. The last Simpson student-athlete to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors was Olivia Sulentic (10/4/15).
