Springer, a junior right-side hitter from Van Wert, Ohio, led the Lady Cougars to a 2-0 record during the week that she was honored. The former Crestview High School star averaged 3.71 kills, 4.43 digs, and 0.86 blocks for the week and was perfect on all 34 serve attempts and on all 49 serve reception attempts. She pounded 12 kills with seven digs and five blocks in a sweep of Cedarville University and she added 14 kills and 24 digs in a road win at Ursuline College.

On the season, Springer has compiled 369 kills, 445 digs, 111 blocks, 56 aces, and 81 assists. She has posted a .948 serving percentage and a .955 serve reception percentage. She recently became the 12th player in school history to top both 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.

MVNU finished the regular season with a 32-8 overall record and received votes in the most recent NAIA poll. The Lady Cougars were also fourth in the AMC standings with a 10-4 conference mark. With AMC champion Walsh University already securing an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round, regular-season runner-up Shawnee State University will be the host and top seed in the six-team AMC Tournament that starts on Friday in Portsmouth, Ohio. MVNU, the No. 3 seed, will take on No. 6 seed Malone University at 3:00 p.m. on Friday in the first round. The winner will advance to the semifinals on Saturday against No. 2 seed Ohio Dominican University at 11:00 a.m. The winner of the AMC Tournament will also advance to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round on November 22.