Bowling Green, KY – Juliet Banks took home her second MSC Defender of the week honors as she led the Patriots back row all last week, announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.

For the week, Banks came away with 51 digs, nine assists, and two aces, while averaging 5.10 digs per set in two games.

In the first game against Lindsey Wilson, Banks tallied 25 digs and averaged 5.00 digs per set. In that game she also added five assists and an ace. The Scottsburg native followed that performance with 26 digs in a five setter against Campbellsville. She averaged 5.20 digs per set with four assists and one ace.

For the year, Banks leads the team and the Mid-South in digs with 371, while she in averaging 5.15 digs per set. She is closing in on the 1000 digs mark as she has 880 digs so far in her two-year career. Also this season she has 25 aces to go along with 41 assists and two kills.

Cumberlands will host two games this week. The first game will be a matchup against Cumberland on Thursday October 6^th at 6 pm. Then on the 7^th, UT Southern comes into town and that match is set
for 5 pm.

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