Stuart, Grbavac Named CCIW Women's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Millikin's Tori Stuart and Olivia Grbavac were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Stuart, a junior outside hitter from Florissant, Missouri and Incarnate Word, averaged 4.58 kills per set for the 5-0 Big Blue last week. She totaled 17 kills in a four-set win at 15th-ranked Carthage in the CCIW opener on September 15. Stuart was then named to the All-Tournament Team at the Millikin Invitational, totaling 14 kills in a sweep of Webster, 23 in a five-set win over Greenville, 19 in a four-set win over Central, and 14 in a sweep of Illinois College.

Grbavac, a freshman setter from Skokie, Illinois and Niles North High School, totaled 52 digs, seven blocks and eight service aces for the Big Blue last week. She finished with 32 set assists, 13 digs, three blocks and two service aces in the win over Carthage. Grbavac had 35 assists and 12 digs against Webster, 48 assists and 12 digs vs. Greenville, 43 assists and nine digs against Central, and 30 assists, six digs and a career-high four service aces vs. Illinois College.

2021 CCIW Women's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week

Offense
Tori Stuart - Millikin (9/21/21)
Colleen Smith - Wheaton (9/14/21)
Haley Horner - Carthage (9/7/21)

Setter/Libero/Defense
Olivia Grbavac - Millikin (9/21/21)
Christina Gatta - North Park (9/14/21)
Grace Sanders - Illinois Wesleyan (9/7/21)

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).

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Players Mentioned

#1 Tori Stuart: OH; 5' 10"; Junior

#19 Olivia Grbavac: S; 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#1 Tori Stuart
: 5' 10"; Junior
: OH

#19 Olivia Grbavac
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: S

Players Mentioned

#1 Tori Stuart

#19 Olivia Grbavac

Players Mentioned

#1 Tori Stuart

#19 Olivia Grbavac