Sanja Vojnovic collected 55 assists or more in a match for third time in her OCU career.

Volleyball 10/9/2017 4:21:00 PM

Stars pair notches weekly SAC honors

Chase becomes SAC defender of week, Vojnovic takes SAC setter of week

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University's Dani Chase and Sanja Vojnovic earned Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball player of the week honors for Oct. 2-8.
Chase, a senior from Yukon, Okla., received defender of the week, while Vojnovic, a senior from Bajeljena, Bosnia, took home setter of the week. The duo helped the Stars take their three matches last week and bumped OCU to 12-5, 8-1 in SAC play.
The Stars vaulted to the top of the conference standings with road wins against Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) and Texas Wesleyan over the weekend. OCU is tied with SAGU at 8-1 in league play, but the Stars hold the tiebreaker edge with the win.
Chase supplied the Stars with 28 digs and two aces against Texas Wesleyan, exceeding 25 digs for the fifth time this season and eighth time of her career. Against Southwestern Oklahoma State, she tallied 30 digs for the second time as a Star. It was just the 14th time a 30-dig performance had been accomplished in program history.
On the week, Chase averaged 5.83 digs and 0.25 aces per set along with an 89.2 service percentage and a 95.9 service reception percentage. She has been tabbed SAC defender of the week four times this season and seven times in her OCU career.
Vojnovic collected 58 assists against Southwestern Oklahoma State and 53 assists in the victory over Texas Wesleyan, her second and third 50-assist matches of the season. She has six 50-assist performances and three 55-assist showings in her OCU career.
Vojnovic also added nine digs, six aces, four kills and three blocks against Texas Wesleyan. On the week, she averaged 12.75 assists, 3.00 digs and 0.75 kills a set. She has earned SAC setter of the week twice this year and eight times as a Star.
Oklahoma City plays next at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Southeastern Oklahoma State at Abe Lemons Arena. Watch the match live here.

2017 Sooner Athletic Conference
Volleyball Players of the Week

WEEK	ATTACKER OF THE WEEK	DEFENDER OF THE WEEK	SETTER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 14-20	Megan Sharratt, Wayland Baptist	Kayley Davis, St. Gregory's	Sophia Ivy, SW Assemblies of God
Aug. 21-27	Jessica Sodigh, SW Assemblies of God	Dani Chase, Oklahoma City	Sanja Vojnovic, Oklahoma City
Aug. 28- Sept. 3	Megan Sharratt, Wayland Baptist	Dani Chase, Oklahoma City	Sasha Robinson, Texas Wesleyan
Sept. 4-10	Megan Sharratt, Wayland Baptist	Jordan Breding, Wayland Baptist	Alyssa Arnold, John Brown
Sept. 11-17	Shelby Stinnett, Texas Wesleyan	Beth Brankle, John Brown	Alyssa Arnold, John Brown
Sept. 18-24	Jessica Meyer, John Brown	Jordan Breding, Wayland Baptist	Alyssa Arnold, John Brown
Sept. 25- Oct. 1	Shelby Stinnett, Texas Wesleyan	Dani Chase, Oklahoma City	Sasha Robinson, Texas Wesleyan
Oct. 2-8	Heather Pruitt, Southwestern Christian	Dani Chase, Oklahoma City	Sanja Vojnovic, Oklahoma City

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Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Chase: DS/Libero; 5' 8"; Senior

#16 Sanja Vojnovic: S; 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Chase
: 5' 8"; Senior
: DS/Libero

#16 Sanja Vojnovic
: 6' 1"; Senior
: S

Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Chase

#16 Sanja Vojnovic

Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Chase

#16 Sanja Vojnovic