Tiffany Milburn	Kaylin Austen	Jackie Albrecht

Tiffany Milburn, a senior libero from Centerburg, Ohio, was selected as the AMC, NAIA Region IX, and NAIA National Libero of the Week. It was the second time this season that the former Centerburg High School product had earned the AMC and NAIA Region IX honors, and she becomes the first MVNU player ever to receive the NAIA National Libero of the Week award.

For the week, Milburn averaged 5.14 digs per game to go with five aces. She also posted a .950 serve reception percentage with just six errors in 119 serve reception attempts. For the season, she has registered 731 digs and 1,021 serve reception attempts, which both rank third in school history as far as best single-season totals go. Milburn is also first in school history in career serve reception attempts (3,771), second in career digs (2,487), third in career aces (203), and eighth in career serve attempts (2,561).

Kaylin Austen, a sophomore setter from Shelby, Ohio, was selected as the AMC and NAIA Region IX Setter of the Week for the third time this season. The former Shelby High School standout averaged 12.07 assists and 1.86 digs per game.

On the season, Austen has compiled 1,655 assists, 63 kills, 52 blocks, 37 aces, and 277 digs. In just two seasons including only one as a starter, she has moved into eighth place on the school’s career assists list with 2,139 assists.

Jackie Albrecht, a freshman middle hitter from Lexington, Ohio, was chosen as the National Christian College Athletic Association Player of the Week. The former Mansfield Christian High School star averaged 3.50 kills, 3.64 digs, and 1.79 blocks for the week to go along with one ace and a .983 serving percentage.

On the season, Albrecht has recorded 362 kills, 367 digs, 140 blocks, and 20 aces. She has also posted a .953 serving percentage and a .927 serve reception percentage.

The Lady Cougars are currently 39-2 overall and ranked 13th in the final NAIA poll. MVNU, which won the AMC South Division regular-season title, has earned an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. This year’s 20-team event will take place at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri, on November 28-December 1. The complete pool play pairings and times will be released on November 19.