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WVWC volleyball players earn MEC weekly honors

West Virginia Wesleyan teammates Bhrooke Axe and Alexis Moescher were named the Mountain East Conference Volleyball Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week after helping the Bobcats to wins over Concord and Glenville State.

BRIDGEPORT — The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Volleyball Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.

West Virginia Wesleyan teammates Bhrooke Axe and Alexis Moescher are the MEC Volleyball Players of the Week.

Axe, a junior from York, Pennsylvania, took the Offensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Bobcats to wins against Concord and Glenville State. She finished with 42 kills and a .370 hitting percentage across nine sets. Axe ranks fourth in the MEC in hitting percentage and third in kills per set.

Moeschler, a senior from Bonner Springs, Kansas, finished with 5.78 digs per set across West Virginia Wesleyan’s victories against the Mountain Lions and Pioneers. She had 29 digs against Concord and 23 at Glenville State, and now ranks fourth in the MEC in digs per set this season.

2025 MEC VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
9/8: Chloe Thompson, Concord & Joey Borelle, Fairmont State
9/15: Joey Borelle, Fairmont State
9/22: Camryn Matus, Wheeling
9/29: Cami Black, Wheeling
10/6: Bhrooke Axe, West Virginia Wesleyan
10/13: Josie Nobbe, Fairmont State
10/20: Keni Dakoda, West Liberty
10/27: Nicole Gartner Custodio, West Virginia
11/3: Joey Borelle, Fairmont State
11/10: Bhrooke Axe, West Virginia Wesleyan
 
2025 MEC VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
9/8: Josie Skinn, Fairmont State
9/15: Allie Davis, Concord
9/22: Nicole Gartner Custodio, West Virginia State
9/29: Kendall Kupper, Wheeling
10/6: Mara McDougal, Wheeling
10/13: Meg Williams, Concord
10/20: Chloe Fortner, Charleston
10/27: Allie Davis, Concord
11/3: Josie Skinn, Fairmont State
11/10: Alexis Moeschler, West Virginia Wesleyan

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