COLORADO SPRINGS – Kaiya Gilbert and Francesca Nuzzo claimed a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors Monday following another undefeated weekend for the Mines volleyball team.
 
Gilbert earned RMAC Setter of the Week for the seventh time this season. She's also won six of the last seven weekly setter honors. Francesca Nuzzo claimed RMAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. The duo won the accolades after helping Mines to a 3-0 win at Black Hills State last Friday and a 3-2 victory at South Dakota Mines on Saturday. Those results extended the Orediggers' win streak to 14 and kept them tied for second in the RMAC standings.
 
During the road trip, Gilbert averaged 10.38 assists per set which ranked #1 in the RMAC for the week. She also added 24 digs, five kills on .333 hitting, three total blocks, and one service ace. Her five-set performance at SDM included a career-high in assists as part of a 50-assist, 17-dig double-double. Nuzzo's week featured 6.13 digs per set which also ranked #1 in the RMAC for the week. She came back from South Dakota with 49 digs, 10 assists, and two service aces. The libero generated 23 of those digs in just three sets at Black Hills State.
 
Mines closes the regular season this weekend by hosting Chadron State on Friday and Regis on Saturday.
 
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