Creighton Volleyball junior Jaela Zimmerman has been recognized as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. Today’s recognition actually covers the first two weekends of the season since the majority of the league did not play on the opening weekend.
Zimmerman averaged 3.50 kills, 2.25 digs, 0.81 blocks and 0.25 aces per set while hitting .252 to lead Creighton to a 3-1 start to the season. The Lincoln native had a pair of double-doubles in those contests.
She had 11 kills, 12 digs and a career-best six blocks in CU’s season-opening victory vs. Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 22. Two days later Zimmerman had 12 kills, four digs, three blocks and two aces on .320 hitting in a victory over defending MVC champion Northern Iowa.
In a weekend home-and-home vs. South Dakota, Zimmerman starred. She had a career-high 19 kills and added seven digs, two blocks and two aces on .259 hitting on Jan. 31, then contributed 14 kills, 13 digs and two blocks in the rematch on Sunday as the Jays rallied from an 0-2 hole.
This is the second time Zimmerman has been recognized as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, having also been honored on Nov. 25, 2019 following wins vs. No. 9 Marquette and DePaul that helped Creighton clinch a sixth straight BIG EAST regular-season title.
Zimmerman and the 19th-ranked Bluejays will host No. 25 Marquette on both Friday and Saturday at D.J. Sokol Arena, with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. on both nights.
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