TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior Ryann Jaqua has been named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

Jaqua, a defensive specials/libero, averaged a team-best 6.09 digs/set last week across three matches vs. Ball State and Northern Illinois. Jaqua tallied at least 20 digs in all three contests this past week. She had 20 in the match against Ball State on Wednesday and 23 in the three-set sweep of NIU on Friday. Jaqua closed out her weekend with 24 digs against Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Jaqua ranks third in the MAC in digs (5.30/set). She is averaging 6.08 digs/set in conference play, which leads all MAC players. The Kalamazoo, Mich. native has notched at least 20 digs in eight of Toledo's 10 conference matches. Jaqua's 1,539 career digs ranks third all-time in program history.

This is Jaqua's first MAC Player of the Week award this season and the fourth of her career.

Toledo (14-8, 7-4 MAC) heads to Miami this Friday before resuming the Battle of I-75 on Saturday at Bowling Green.