Wayne State senior middle hitter Tarrin Beller was named the Northern Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Week following her play in four Wildcat wins over the weekend at the Shark II Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The 6-foot senior middle hitter was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after averaging 3.08 kills and 1.75 blocks per set while posting a stellar attack percentage of .532 in four Wildcat sweeps. She posted a weekend-best 13 kills and five blocks, hitting .632 in a 3-0 win over Southern New Hampshire. Beller also recorded 11 kills and six blocks in a 3-0 victory over Grand Valley State. She had at least five blocks in all four matches and hit .532 in the four matches with 37 kills and just four errors on 62 attacks.
After eight matches this season, Beller leads the NSIC in attack percentage (.536) and blocks per set (1.40) while also leading the Wildcat team in kills per set at 3.16. She has 79 kills with just five errors on 138 attacks so far this year.
