MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced the Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of October 13-19. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team's Abby Stanwood, Kaitlyn Erickson, and Alex Kiebel have been named the volleyball offensive player, defensive player, and setter of the week respectively by anonymous vote of WIAC head coaches and Sports Information Directors.

Stanwood helped the Blugolds improve to 23-2 with four wins during the week, including a victory over No. 6-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University. She continued her consistent play with 4.73 kills per set. While swinging at a .292 rate, Stanwood tallied 71 kills including a career-high 28 kills against the Titans. While averaging 5.50 points per set, Stanwood earned nine service aces and five block assists. She was named to the All-Tournament Team during the weekend's Blugold Alumni Weekend Invitational.

Erickson helped the Blugolds improve to 23-2 with four wins during the week, including a victory over No. 6-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University. She tallied 5.07 digs per set to help the Blugolds keep their four opponents hitting at a 0.193 average attack rate. In addition to her digs, Erickson recorded 23 assists and three aces in 15 sets played.

Kiebel helped the Blugolds improve to 23-2 with four wins during the week, including a victory over No. 6-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University. With 140 assists over 15 sets, Kiebel tallied 9.33 assists per frame and eclipsed 700 assists in her first collegiate season. In addition to facilitating the offense through setting, Kiebel recorded 4.20 digs per set, including 28 in the five-set upset of the Titans. Kiebel added seven service aces during the week.