SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The 2019 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference volleyball season began with a two-day appetizer of competition over the weekend of Aug. 23-24. Two OCCAC student-athletes, Whitney Pleiman (Edison State) and Tyriana Settles (Owens), stood out above the rest and were bestowed the league’s first Player of the Week adulation for ’19.
WHITNEY PLEIMAN
Edison State Community College | D-II
Pleiman put together a gritty performance in a pair of Charger victories, including an insane 62-dig effort against OCCAC foe Cuyahoga (averaging over a dozen digs per set). For the week, Pleiman put forth 9.88 digs/set, adding a service ace and an assist.
TYRIANA SETTLES
Owens Community College | D-III
Settles lifted The Express to a 4-0 mark in the season’s opening weekend. She contributed offensively and defensively with averages of 4.50 kills and 1.64 digs per set. She attacked .296 (63-13-169) and posted eight aces, five blocks as Owens dropped just three sets total in the four wins. Settles was responsible for 74 points overall (5.29/set).