VB: Maddams Blocks Way to BAA, NWC HM Honors for Oct. 19-25

NEWBERG, Ore. - Two excellent blocking games and a consistent offensive performance as the Bruins went 1-1 have earned Kaitlyn Maddams the Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week award for Oct. 19-25, as well as honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Volleyball Studnt-Athlete of the Week.

Following a few days in which several players missed practices due to colds and flu, the Bruins fell 3-0 at Whitworth on Oct. 23, but Maddams remained solid for the team with six kills and two errors in 17 attempts for a .235 hitting percentage, picking up four block assists along the way.  The following evening, she posted eight kills and one error in 19 attempts for a .368 percentage, making one assist and three digs, and tied her career high with nine block assists as the Bruins bounced back for a 3-1 win at Whitman.  For the week, she totaled 14 kills (2.0 kpg) and only three errors in 36 attacks for a .306 mark, with one assist, three digs, and 13 block assists (1.86 bpg).

Maddams, a freshman from Gresham, Ore., ranks third in the conference in hitting percentage (.271) and fifth in blocks (0.99 bpg).  She is the third volleyball player to earn BAA honors this fall, joining Eliza Pledger twice and Lyndsay Hovee once.  Her play is one of the reasons the much-improved Bruins are 15-5 overall, 8-4 and tied for second in the NWC, and ranked fourth in the West Region in the latest ratings by the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee. 

The Athlete of the Week Award for both men and women is presented throughout the Bruin sports seasons by the Bruin Athletic Association, whose mission is to provide George Fox student-athletes with an outstanding athletic and academic experience and to strengthen the overall competitiveness of the Bruin athletics program.  For more information about the organization or to become a member, visit the Bruin Athletic Association website.

2009-10 Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week

Oct. 19-25 --- Kaitlyn Maddams (Volleyball)

Oct. 12-18 --- Jill Westendorf (Golf)

Oct. 5-11 --- Eliza Pledger (Volleyball)

Sept. 28-Oct. 4 --- Lyndsay Hovee (Volleyball)

Sept. 21-27 --- Brianna Nap (Golf)

Sept. 14-20 --- Brianna Nap (Golf)

Sept. 7-13 --- Eliza Pledger (Volleyball)

Aug. 29-Sept. 6 --- Jenny McKinsey (Soccer)