Lakeland College

Sparling Earns First NAC Student-Athlete of the Week Honor

Athletics - posted on 9/6/2006

Sophomore Jessica Sparling earned the first-ever Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week Award for her efforts at the Muskies season-opening tournament at Ripon College.
Sparling, a setter from Addison, Ill., put up a total of 192 assists, averaging 12 per game, as the Muskies started out the season on the right foot with an early 4-0 record.
Sparling put up a weekend-best 63 assists against Ripon with an average of 15.75 assists per game. The sophomore also recorded 11 aces on the weekend, including 5 against MSOE in a 3-game match.
Sparling was also dubbed a member of the All-Tournament team for her play throughout the weekend.