ALLENDALE, MICH. – Two Grand Valley State women's volleyball players earned Great Lakers Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards, as announced by the conference earlier today. Gabby Orlet was named the Setter of the Week, and Lexi Armstrong earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.
 
Sophomore setter Gabby Orlet had a big weekend to help GVSU pick up two road GLIAC victories and earned herself GLIAC Setter of the Week honors. She totaled 91 assists, 20 digs, and six service aces, and helped lead a Laker offense that hit .315 on the weekend. Orlet posted 42 assists, nine digs, and served three aces in the Friday sweep of Northern Michigan. She followed that up with her 12^th double-double of the season, as she registered 49 assists, 11 digs, and three more aces in the four-set win at Michigan Tech. in the match against the Huskies, GVSU swung a .333 clip as a team. This is the fourth time this season, and the fifth time in her career, that Orlet has earned Setter of the Week accolades.
 
Laker sophomore libero Lexi Armstrong was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career. She had 34 digs and a was a perfect 19-19 on serve receive from the backline in two GVSU victories. Armstrong notched 11 digs and handled all nine serves sent her way in the sweep at Northern Michigan. On Saturday, she totaled 23 digs and went 8-8 in the serve receive game, helping the Lakers take down Michigan Tech in four sets. Armstrong is second in the conference this season with 472 digs and 4.87 digs per set.
 
The Lakers conclude the regular season this weekend, traveling to Purdue Northwest on Saturday, then hosting SVSU on Sunday.