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Mikenzie Martens, WVB, Defensive, Cortland

Mikenzie Martens, WVB, Defensive, Cortland

Martens repeats as the Defensive Athlete of the Week after she averaged 5.8 digs per set (58 in 10 sets) during a 2-1 weekend for the Red Dragons at the Johns Hopkins Invitational. She had 22 digs in a three-set sweep of Eastern University, avenging losses to the Eagles the past two seasons. Martens also had 21 digs in a four-set loss to nationally fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins and 15 digs and two aces in a sweep of Mary Washington. All three opponents were NCAA qualifiers last year, with Hopkins advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals, Mary Washington to the third round and Eastern to the second round.