Two -decorated veterans earned League One Volleyball accolades for Week 11 of the LOVB Pro season Monday as Annie Drews Schumacher was named Offensive Player of the Week and Chiaka Ogbogu was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive Player of the Week: Annie Drews Schumacher, LOVB Madison
Opposite hitter Annie Drews Schumacher set a new LOVB record March 20, landing 26 kills to lead Madison past LOVB Salt Lake in five sets. The lofty total came on 58 swings for a .362 attack efficiency mark, and she added two blocks and an ace to total 29 points, the second highest tally this season.
Annie is fourth in the league with 157 total kills, 103 of which have come during Madison’s five-match win streak. The two-time Olympic medalist is also third in both kills per set (3.93) and points per set (4.38).
This is the second time Annie has earned Offensive Player of the Week honors, also claiming the title in Week 8.
Defensive Player of the Week: Chiaka Ogbogu, LOVB Austin
LOVB Austin middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu equaled a LOVB record March 21, making nine blocks as Austin downed LOVB Omaha in five sets. The dominant performance at the net equals a mark Chiaka first set on January 9 against LOVB Houston and Magdalena Jehlárová matched on March 1. Against Omaha, Chiaka landed 14 kills on a season-best .524 attack efficiency mark.
Named Best Blocker at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Chiaka is third in LOVB with 41 total blocks but leads the league with .953 blocks per set. She’s helped LOVB Austin top the team leaderboard with 177 total blocks and 3.47 blocks per set.
Previous LOVB Players of the Week
Week Ten
Offensive Player of the Week: Lauren Carlini, LOVB Madison
Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Cook, LOVB Atlanta
Week Nine
Offensive Player of the Week: Jordyn Poulter, LOVB Salt Lake
Defensive Player of the Week: Milica Medved, LOVB Madison
Week Eight
Offensive Player of the Week: Annie Drews Schumacher, LOVB Madison
Defensive Player of the Week: Magdalena Jehlárová, LOVB Atlanta
Week Seven
Offensive Player of the Week: Jordan Thompson, LOVB Houston
Defensive Player of the Week: Kotoe Inoue, LOVB Austin
Week Six
LOVB Classic MVP: Jordan Thompson, LOVB Houston
Week Five
Offensive Player of the Week: Tessa Grubbs, LOVB Atlanta
Defensive Player of the Week: Madi Rishel, LOVB Houston
Week Four
Offensive Player of the Week: Skylar Fields, LOVB Salt Lake
Defensive Player of the Week: Madi Rishel, LOVB Houston
Week Three
Offensive Player of the Week: Skylar Fields, LOVB Salt Lake
Defensive Player of the Week: Piyanut Pannoy, LOVB Atlanta
Week Two
Offensive Player of the Week: Micha Hancock, LOVB Houston
Defensive Player of the Week: Justine Wong-Orantes, LOVB Omaha
Week One
Offensive Player of the Week: Jaali Winters, LOVB Omaha
Defensive Player of the Week: Manami Kojima, LOVB Salt Lake
