Bock Earns First Career Defender of the Week Honor

JACKSON, Mich. – Jessica Bock of the No.22 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team (12-3) took home the honor of Crossroads League Defender of the Week on Tuesday, September 12.

The honor for the senior from Salem, Ohio is the very first of her career at MVNU. Bock helped lead MVNU to victories over Cornerstone, St. Francis (Ill.) and IU South Bend during the week and was a force defensively at the net. Throughout the five matches, Bock had 23 total blocks. Bock had a huge performance against Aquinas as she finished the match with 8 blocks.

Bock and the Lady Cougars will resume Crossroads League play at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, September 13 at 7:00pm.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies locations throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,200 students from 31 states and 22 countries/U.S. territories.