DAYTON - University of Dayton football sophomore Aidan McKinley and volleyball sophomore
Taylor Russell have been named the
Ohio's CollegeAdvantage Student-Athletes of the Week. These awards are for contests held Oct. 30-Nov. 5.
McKinley, a Louisville, Kentucky, native, had game highs in tackles (15), solo tackles (9) and TFL (5.5) at Valparaiso on November 4. His 5.5 TFL are the best in the Pioneer Football League this season by 2.0. McKinley was named PFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
In two straight-set wins at Rhode Island, Russell led the team with 4.50 kill/set, while swinging at a .457 clip, and 1.25 aces/set. On Friday, the Whitehouse, Ohio, native recorded seven kills and served up three aces. Russell followed that with 11 kills, four digs and two aces on Saturday in only two sets of action. As of Nov. 2, she ranked 21st in all of Division I averaging 0.51 aces/set for the season. Russell was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week on Monday, her third weekly award this season.
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