GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference honored three Grove City College fall sports athletes with weekly distinction Monday afternoon in recognition of their respective performances last week.
Senior middle blocker
Kendra Klusch (Alliance, Ohio/Homeschooled) earned this week's conference's Defensive Player of the Week award. Freshman
Reagan Dougherty (Sewickley, Pa./Eden Christian) captured Newcomer of the Week in women's tennis and freshman midfielder
Ana Hahn (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) earned Newcomer of the Week in women's soccer.
Klusch averaged 1.83 blocks per set to help Grove City go 2-0 last week. She recorded four blocks last Wednesday in a home sweep of Geneva before adding seven total blocks Saturday in a 3-0 win over Waynesburg.
Klusch currently ranks second in the conference in blocks, averaging 1.05 per set. She has moved into a tie for 10th place in program history with 283 career blocks. That mark ranks fourth on Grove City's career list in the rally scoring era (2001-present).
Dougherty went a combined a 4-0 last week as Grove City earned wins over Franciscan (7-0) and Penn State Behrend (6-1). At Franciscan, she earned a 6-4, 6-1 win at third singles after teaming with sophomore
Grace Stitt (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles. Saturday against visiting Behrend, Dougherty dropped only one game at third singles and teamed with Stitt for a 6-1 win at second doubles.
Dougherty is 7-0 in both singles and doubles play this season.
Hahn recorded an assist last Tuesday afternoon in Grove City's 3-0 victory at Saint Francis. Three days later, Hahn scored the opening goal in Grove City's 4-1 Homecoming Weekend victory over Chatham at Don Lyle Field. She has made five starts and seven appearances for the Wolverines this fall.
The Grove City volleyball team (15-3, 2-0) will host Westminster at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The women's tennis team (7-0) hosts Saint Francis at 12 p.m. Tuesday in a rescheduled match. Meanwhile, the Grove City women's soccer squad (8-1-2, 4-0-1) hosts also hosts Westminster at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
