Legros Makes National Headlines as NAIA Defensive POTW

(From UP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Sacha Legros of University of Providence Women’s Volleyball team, (Great Falls, Mont.) has been named the NAIA National Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week. She was selected based on her performances and was chosen out of a pool of Conference and Association of Independent Institution winners. Sacha beat out players from Tennessee, Georgia, Southern Oregon, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and others. Defender of the Week Sacha Legros, Providence 5-9, JR, OH, Verviers, Belgium • Legros compiled 40 plus digs in each of the contests she competed in last week. • Weekly Stats o 82 digs, 9.11 average o 1.0 reception percentage o One ace and a service percentage of 0.897 “Sacha had a great week last week with 40 plus digs in each match. Sacha has been the outside hitter for our team and switched from middle back defense to left back, and that is not an easy transition. I also felt it was impressive on how she took over in Kelsey, (Kelsey Shaver) absence. We need to give Sacha a lot of credit for stepping up her game,” said Head Coach Arunas Duda. When Coach Duda was asked what does this award mean for his team he responded, “I think it helps all around, getting our name out there and representing the University in a positive way. It’s big for Sacha as she sees she can play at high level. As we start wrapping up the regular season, it’s good to see her, and our team, play at a high level and make a run in the Frontier Conference Tournament.” The University Providence Volleyball team (3-1 / 19-6) currently sits third in the conference behind Lewis-Clark State, (8-2 / 20-8) and Montana Tech, (7-3). That tournament will be hosted by the University of Providence in Great Falls at the McLaughlin Center November 15-16, 2019.