ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul junior Makenna Nold has been named the D2VB Stats National Player of the Week for Oct. 19–25, it was announced on Monday.

D2VB Stats picks a Player of the Week in each of the eight NCAA Division II regions and one nationally from every D2 box score.

Nold was dominant for the Golden Bears last week, totaling 74 kills on .383 hitting across three matches. Her 6.73 kills per set led all of Division II throughout the week while her 2.82 digs per set led the Golden Bears on defense.

In CSP's four-set win over Jamestown on Saturday, Nold tied both the CSP and NSIC single-match records with 34 kills on .423 hitting. She added 22 kills on .425 hitting in a sweep of Northern State on Friday, and contributed 18 kills in a non-conference match against No. 15 St. Cloud State on Tuesday.

Nold and the Golden Bears will play a trio of matches on the road this week, visiting Minnesota State, Sioux Falls (S.D.), and No. 10 Southwest Minnesota State.