ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - Sophomore Karley Dunham (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd) of the College of Saint Benedict volleyball team earned The House / St. Cloud Orthopedics CSB Athlete of the Week Monday, Sept. 14. Dunham helped guide the Bennies defense to a 3-1 week, including a sweep of No. 5 Berry College. 

 

Across four matches, Dunham recorded 24 kills, an average of 1.60 per set, 19 blocks, averaging a whopping 1.27 per set, 10 digs, an average of 0.67 per set, four aces and two assists.  

 

Opening the week against Asbury University Friday, Sept. 11, Dunham recorded five kills, three blocks and a dig in the four-set battle. Dunham followed with five kills, four blocks, four digs and an assist in the five-set win against Elmhurst University that night. The sophomore was a difference maker in CSB's matches Saturday, Sept. 12. In the sweep of Berry, the Baxter, Minn. native recorded six kills on a .417 attack percentage, while adding in four blocks, three digs, two aces, and an assist. She closed out the week with her most dominant performance, helping Saint Ben's sweep Transylvania University. Dunham finished the match with eight kills on a whopping .538 clip, a career-high eight blocks, including four in-a-row during the game, two digs and a pair of aces.  

 

Dunham and the Bennies return home to host University of Wisconsin-Stout Wednesday night, Sept. 16. First serve is set for 7 p.m. inside Claire Lynch Hall.