Franz Named RMAC East Division Player of the Week

Colorado Springs, Colo.: After helping the Rangers to a crucial win against Colorado School of Mines last weekend, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) has named Liz Franz the RMAC East Division Player of the Week. This is the first time she has earned the honor in her career and is the first Rangers volleyball player to earn Player of the Week honors this season. The announcement came this afternoon from the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In the last week of regular season play the Rangers split in matches against UC-Colorado Springs and Colorado Mines. An impressive effort as a team hitting the Rangers took UCCS, one of the top teams in the East Division to five games. RU rallied back on Friday in their final match of the regular season as they defeated Mines in straight sets to secure a berth in the RMAC Tournament for the second straight season.

Franz (Jr., Littleton, Colo.) was nearly unstoppable in both matches. Against UCCS she recorded a career high 26 kills. She also posted a .568 hitting percentage, eight digs and five blocks. She continued her impressive play at Mines with 16 kills and a .303 hitting percentage.

On the week she averaged 5.25 kills and a .436 hitting percentage. She is currently 8th in the RMAC in hitting percentage (.313). On the season Franz has 320 kills, averaging 3.27 kills per game.

The Rangers are the 8th seed in the conference tournament this week. They play they host and number one seed Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, November 9th at 6:30 pm.

Regis University is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).