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MVNU's Milburn Earns NCCAA Player of the Week Award
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Tiffany Milburn, 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 17-23.

Milburn, a senior libero from Centerburg, Ohio, helped the Lady Cougars to a 5-1 record for the week that included a 4-1 mark and a third-place finish at the 10-team Best of the Best Tournament held at the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) as she was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The former Centerburg High School standout averaged 5.48 digs per game for the week to go along with a team-high 12 aces. Milburn posted a 93.1 serve reception percentage with 11 errors in 160 attempts. She also had a 94.2 serving percentage. She posted double digits in digs in all six matches for the week with her best effort coming against Saint Francis when she had a season-high 35 digs in the victory.

On the season, Milburn leads MVNU with 293 digs (5.53 per game) and ranks third on the team with 22 aces. She has played in all 53 of the team’s games and leads the team with a 93.5 serve reception percentage. She also moved into fifth place in school history in career digs (2,049) and is already the school’s all-time leader in serve reception attempts (3,137).

The Lady Cougars are currently 14-1 overall and received votes in the latest NAIA national poll. MVNU, which is 2-0 in American Mideast Conference South Division play, will be back in action at Cedarville University on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in an AMC South Division match.

 

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