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Lady Govs’ Economos named OVC Defensive Player of the Week

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Austin Peay State UniversityPaige EconomosBrentwood, TN – Senior libero Paige Economos, of the Austin Peay State University volleyball team, was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week, Monday, by the Ohio Valley Conference.

Economos, of Crystal Lake, IL, averaged 5.69 digs per set in the Lady Govs three matches last week. She began the week with 16 digs against Eastern Kentucky. Economos picked up the pace with 31 digs and four assists in a five-set loss to Southeast Missouri.

In the Lady Govs final match last week, she recorded 27 digs in the three-set sweep of Murray State. Economos finished the week with 74 digs, five service aces and was charged with just two reception errors in 74 chances.

It is the first OVC weekly honor for a Lady Govs volleyball player this season. She shared this week’s award with UT Martin’s Kasey Elswick who notched her season’s sixth honor.

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