BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Junior libero Nina Schuberth was selected as this week's Ohio Valley Conference 'Defensive Player of the Week', the league announced on Monday afternoon. 
 
Schuberth played in all 10 sets against Southern Indiana and finished with 50 digs over the two matches. In Friday's 3-2 victory, Schuberth recorded 30 digs and even dished out nine assists against the Screaming Eagles. 
 
Over 84 reception attempts, the libero made just five errors and finished the weekend overall with a .940 reception-percentage.
 
She concluded the weekend averaging 5.00 digs-per-set and affected the match with her service game as the single-season leader in program history for service aces dished out six more against USI, including five in Friday's victory. 
 
The award marks the second of the season for Schuberth and the fourth this season for SEMO Volleyball. 
 
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SEMO Volleyball will host Southern Illinois on Tuesday, October 14, in Cape Girardeau. First serve is set for 6 p.m. at Houck Field House.