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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its volleyball athlete of the week awards for the week of September 8-14. 

Lexy Nehring, outside hitter for St. Cloud Technical and Community College, earned the MCAC South Division Offensive Athlete of the Week award. Nehring had 39 kills in 18 sets and hit .297 on the week, averaging 2.17 kills per set. She also had three assists, five service aces, 75 digs, and three blocks, with four of the Cyclones' five matches this week played against NJCAA Division II opponents. Minnesota West Community and Technical College outside hitter, Aleah Wagner, earned the MCAC South Division Defensive Athlete of the Week award. Wagner had 54 digs in 11 sets, averaging 4.91 digs per set. She also had six service aces, and tallied two blocks and 21 kills to help her Lady Jays stay at #3 in the NJCAA national rankings. 

Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range setter, Talise Goodsky, earned the MCAC North Division Offensive Athlete of the Week honor. In just eight sets, Goodsky had 80 assists, averaging 10.0 assists per set. She also had 10 kills, and added 17 digs and two blocks. Goodsky collected her 1,000th career assist in the team's win over MNC-Itasca. Maddie Lochner, libero for Central Lakes College, was named the MCAC North Division Defensive Athlete of the Week. Lochner picked up 139 digs in her 17 sets, averaging 8.18 digs per set. She also had six service aces and three assists during the week.

As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:

MCAC Statistical Leaders:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2025-26/leaders

MCAC Standings:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/wvball/2025-26/standings

	MCAC Volleyball South Division Athletes of the Week
Lexy Nehring St. Cloud Technical & Community College SO / Outside Hitter Ogilvie, MN	Offensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  18 Kills:  39 Hitting Errors: 6 Total Hitting Attempts: 111 Assists:  3 Service Aces:  5 Service Errors:  3 Noteworthy Information:  Lexy hit .297 and also averaged 4.17 digs per set. Team Record: 5-8 overall, 2-1 in the MCAC South Division
Aleah Wagner Minnesota West Community & Technical College FR / Outside Hitter Garretson, SD	Defensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  11 Digs:  54 Service Aces:  6 Blocks Solo:  0 Blocks Assist:  2 Service Errors:  0 Noteworthy Information: Aleah averaged 4.91 digs per set. Team Record:  14-1 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC South Division

	MCAC Volleyball North Division Athletes of the Week
Talise Goodsky Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range SO / Setter Tower, MN	Offensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  8 Kills:  10 Hitting Errors: 2 Total Hitting Attempts:  26 Assists:  80 Service Aces:  0 Service Errors:  3 Noteworthy Information:  Talise entered the 1,000 career assist club against MNC-Itasca. Team Record: 4-9 overall, 3-2 in the MCAC North Division
Maddie Lochner Central Lakes College SO / Libero Pierz, MN	Defensive Athlete of the Week Sets Played:  17 Digs:  139 Service Aces:  6 Blocks Solo:  0 Blocks Assist:  0 Service Errors:  3 Noteworthy Information: Maddie averaged a phenomenal 8.18 digs per set. Team Record:  1-10 overall, 0-3 in the MCAC North Division

About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.