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MVNU's Hickinbotham Named NCCAA Player of
the Week
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Audrey Hickinbotham, a
member of the Mount Vernon
 Nazarene
University women’s volleyball team, has been
selected as the National Christian College
Athletic Association Player of the Week for
her performance during the week of September
3-9.Hickinbotham, a 5-foot-8 junior
outside hitter from Mansfield, Ohio, led the
Lady Cougars to a 3-0 record for the week.
In a victory over then NCAA Division III
16th-ranked Capital University, the former
Mansfield Christian High School standout
smashed 11 kills. She added 13 kills in a
sweep of Indiana University-Southeast, and
she closed out the week with a career-high
14 kills in a sweep of Ursuline College.
On the season, Hickinbotham is averaging
2.79 kills, 1.24 digs, and a team-best 0.52
aces per game. She has started and played in
all eight of the team’s matches.
MVNU is currently 8-0 to start the
season. The Lady Cougars, who received votes
in the latest NAIA national poll, will
return to action on Tuesday when the team
will host Urbana University at 7:00 p.m. in
an American Mideast Conference South
Division match.
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