AMC Volleyball Players of the Week - No. 5 (Sept. 16)

St. Louis, Mo. - Gabi Jakubowska and Maiana Coelho of Missouri Baptist University and Jatnaa Pena-Perez of Stephens College were selected the American Midwest Conference Volleyball Players of the Week.

All three are now eligible for the NAIA Volleyball Players of the Week which is announced on Tuesday.

AMC Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Gabi Jakubowska, Missouri Baptist
Jr. | OPP | Katowice, Poland

• Recorded 69 kills (5.31 per set) and hit .482 in four matches during the week.
• Had 18 kills and only one error on 24 total attacks in a sweep of Friends. Also had four blocks in the match.
• Had 22 kills on 37 attacks in 3-1 victory over Evangel. Also had six digs in the match.
• Also had 12-kill and 17-kill performances in a win over St. Francis (Ill.) and loss to Culver-Stockton, respectively.
• Finished the week with nine blocks.

Nominees: Pamela Durazo, William Woods; Agatha Emanuelle, Columbia; Hannah Halverson, Crowley's Ridge; Gabi Jakubowska, Missouri Baptist; Meadow Jones, Williams Baptist; Tatum Marang, Cottey; Chloe Moore, Hannibal-LaGrange; Aubree Ruggles, Central Baptist.


AMC Volleyball Defender of the Week
Jatnna Pena-Perez, Stephens
Jr. | L/DS | Invivienda, D.R.

• Averaged 7.71 digs per set in two matches during the week.
• Had 40 digs in four-set loss to Avila
• Had 14 digs in three-set loss to Central Methodist
• Currently leads the AMC, averaging 5.76 digs per set.

Other Notable Performance:
Julia Pereira, Missouri Baptist - Had 72 digs (5.54/set) and. Added 86 receptions and a .953 receive percentage in four matches.
Tinleigh Ruhman, Williams Baptist - Had eight blocks in the Eagles' five-set victory over Alice Lloyd.

Nominees: Madelyn Ashton, William Woods; Madelyn Burris, Crowley's Ridge; Clara Gower, Columbia; Macy Hendrix, UHSP; Kailee Hooper, Cottey; Jatnna Pena-Perez, Stephens; Julia Pereira, Missouri Baptist; Tinleigh Ruhman, Williams Baptist; Kate Scroggins, Central Baptist.


AMC Volleyball Setter of the Week
Maiana Coelho, Missouri Baptist
Sr. | S | Recife, Brazil

• Averaged double-digit assists per set in three of four matches, finished the week averaging 11.08 assists per set.
• Began the week with a 29-assist performance in a Spartan sweep of Friends.
• Had 24 assists in a 3-0 victory over St. Francis (Ill.)
• Her top performance of the week was in 3-1 win over Evangel in which she had 49 assists, 11 digs and six blocks.
• Finished the week with a 31-assist, 11-dig performance in a losing effort to Culver-Stockton.

Other notable performance:
Delaney Eggemeyer, Hannibal-LaGrange - averaged over 9.0 assists in three of six matches during the week - 9.00 a/s vs. Haskell, 9.67 a/s vs. William Penn and 9.75 a/s vs. Dickinson State.
Jaycie Cook, Williams Baptist - had 45 assists and 24 digs in the Eagles' 3-2 win over Alice Lloyd.

Nominees: Jenna Brinson, UHSP; Maiana Coelho, Missouri Baptist; Jaycie Cook, Williams Baptist; Delaney Eggemeyer, Hannibal-LaGrange; Jillian Glasgow, Crowley's Ridge; Brooke Schmitz, Central Baptist; Erin Treis, William Woods; Hannah Vogt, Columbia.

2024 AMC Volleyball Players of the Week Winners (Attacker; Defender; Setter):
Week One (Aug. 19): Elina Arsov (Missouri Baptist); Julia Pereira (Missouri Baptist); Erin Treis (William Woods)
Week Two (Aug. 26): Lauren Adams (William Woods); Julia Pereira (Missouri Baptist); Maiana Coelho (Missouri Baptist)
Week Three (Sept. 2): Mariana de Carvalho (Columbia); Clara Gower (Columbia); Jenna Brinson (UHSP)
Week Four (Sept. 9): Isabella Kincaid (Columbia); Clara Gower (Columbia); Maiana Coelho (Missouri Baptist)
Week Five (Sept. 16): Gabi Jakubowska (Missouri Baptist); Jatnaa Pena-Perez (Stephens); Maiana Coelho (Missouri Baptist)