Barton Volleyball sweeps conference awards, Miller earns national Division I defensive honor #GoBarton

The Barton Community College volleyball team not only swept the conference player of the week awards but added to the week's haul as libero Hanna Miller was additionally named the NJCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Week.

Miller played four of the six sets this past Friday, recording ten digs in the season opener against Southeast Community College before posting an eleven dig effort against Hesston College. Although not eye-popping stats, the freshman helped anchor Barton's defense effort in holding its two opponents to a combined .005 attack percentage.

Mylena Testoni and Alyssa Herter helped key the balanced offensive attack as the duo were named the KJCCC's Offensive and Setter of the Week respectively.

Testoni helped set the tone for a very efficient Barton season debut, attacking at a .619 clip in the Cougars sweep. In match one of the Hesston triangular against Southeast, Testoni had six kills on a 50% attack while helping the defensive effort with twenty-two digs. Concluding the day playing two of the three sets against host Hesston, Testoni struck for seven kills on nine attacks while adding two blocks, a dig, and a service ace.

Sharing court time roles with Isabella Guedes in Barton's 6-2 offensive attack, Herter had a solid day helping the Barton offense to a .408 attack percentage in the six sets played. Posting a double-double eighteen assists and eleven digs in her collegiate debut against Southeast, Herter followed with another thirteen assists against host Hesston while adding two digs and three service aces.

The pair of matches served as a final tune-up before hitting the road again as the Cougars travel to Cheyenne, Wyoming, for a tough four-pack of matches at the Laramie County Invitational. Barton jumps into the heat of Jayhawk Conference play next Tuesday in an early season big matchup at Hutchinson Community College.