Week of September 28-October 4, 2009
Laura Aerts
Volleyball
Laura Aerts led Lawrence to a 3-0 week, which included a pair of Midwest Conference wins and a victory over No. 14 UW-Eau Claire, and was named the MWC Player of the Week. The senior setter from Kimberly, Wis., piled up 117 assists, an average of 11.7 per set, and added 24 digs, an average of 2.4 per set. Aerts chipped in with five kills and one service ace. In a 28-26, 26-15, 24-26, 25-17 win over Grinnell, Aerts had a career-high 48 assists and 11 digs. Aerts followed that with 35 assists and four digs in a 25-23, 26-24, 25-22 win over Knox, which gave Lawrence its first 3-0 MWC start in school history. She wrapped up her week with 34 assists and nine digs in a 31-29, 25-19, 25-20 win over the 14th-ranked Blugolds, which was Lawrence's first victory ever against a ranked opponent. On the season, Aerts has 469 assists and is averaging 6.34 assists per set. Aerts, who has 31 kills and a .294 hitting percentage, also is averaging 2.01 digs per set and has a team-best 27 service aces.
Matt Frelich
Football
Matt Frelich had a big game in Lawrence's loss to Illinois College and was chosen as the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week and was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week. The senior defensive end from Maribel, Wis., had his first career touchdown and interception against the Blueboys. Frelich dropped into coverage and intercepted a Mitch Niekamp pass near the sideline and raced untouched 13 yards for the score. Frelich finished the game with a season-high eight tackles, including seven solo, and included in that total were 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Frelich also forced a Niekamp fumble on one of the sacks and recovered the fumble on the play. Frelich also picked up a pair of pass breakups.
