Mallory MangunEDWARDSVILLE – Mallory Mangun was named the Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Week after leading the Cougars to their first NCAA Division I tournament sweep this past weekend at the Columbia Classic in New York.

SIUE swept past host Columbia, Bryant and Manhattan at the two-day tournament. As a team, SIUE hit .296 with Mangun as the team's starting setter.

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Mangun recorded 7.45 assists per set while the Cougars hit better than .300 in two of the three matches. She posted a pair of double-doubles for the weekend with 31 assists and 15 digs against Columbia followed by 28 assists and 14 digs against Bryant.

The Cougars continue non-conference play this weekend at the UIC Invitational. SIUE faces UMass-Lowell, UIC and Bowling Green.

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