After helping lead the Eastern Washington University volleyball team to two wins over the weekend, setter Lindsey Russell has earned her first career Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week award, the conference announced this morning (Nov. 1).
 
Russell helped the Eagles snap a six-match losing streak to Northern Arizona on Oct. 28 at home by a score of 3-1, and then earned a sweep over Southern Utah on Oct. 30.
 
Russell dished 41 assists against NAU and 23 against the Thunderbirds to total 64 over two matches, averaging 9.14 per set.
 
She also hit .923 over the weekend with 12 kills and no errors on 13 attempts. The Spokane, Wash., native had seven kills on eight attempts in the win over the Lumberjacks and five kills on five attempts over Southern Utah.
 
From the service line, she had six total aces with four against NAU and two against the Thunderbirds, averaging .86 per set. Additionally, she averaged 1.14 digs and .14 blocks per set.
 
This season, Russell has averaged 7.14 assists per set and 547 total which is seventh overall in the Big Sky Conference. She has had four double-doubles on the year, all in conference play and is averaging 1.83 digs per set.
 
Russell and the rest of the Eagles are preparing for their final regular season road trip this week. First taking on Montana on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. Pacific time and then Montana State on Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. PT. Eastern Washington has won three of its last five matches and are 10-10 overall with a 6-6 mark in conference play.