Medina Repeats as United East Defensive Player of the Week

Latham, N.Y. – Penn State Abington junior Fabiola Medina earned United East Conference (UEC) Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive for the week ending Sept. 27 as announced by the conference office on Monday. This is Medina's second weekly award this season and the fifth of her career.

Abington went 2-1 this past week, including a five-set victory at Gallaudet University to open United East play. Medina averaged 5.14 sets per set and highlighted the week with a season-high 37 digs in the win over the Bison. It marked Abington's first regular season win versus Gallaudet in program history and the first in the all-time series since the 2019 postseason.

Earlier in the week Medina totaled 15 digs in the win at Gwynedd Mercy University and finished the week with 20 digs in the five-set setback at Wilkes University. She concluded the week with 72 total digs to go along with 10 service aces as she moved into the program's all-time top-10 list with 119 career digs.

In 12 matches this season, Medina is off to a career start averaging a career-high 5.40 digs per set. She's also on pace to set a new career-high in aces as she currently has 39 on the year.

Abington (8-4, 1-0 UEC) returns to action tonight as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Brandywine in a United East contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

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#1 Fabiola Medina: L; 5' 2"; Junior

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#1 Fabiola Medina
: 5' 2"; Junior
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Players Mentioned

#1 Fabiola Medina

Players Mentioned

#1 Fabiola Medina