COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 14, 2019) – Wyoming senior libero Madi Fields has been named the Mountain West's Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 5-12. The league office made the announcement Monday morning.

Fields led the Cowgirls with 21 digs in Wyoming two sweeps last week over San Diego State and Fresno State. Fields, who averaged 3.5 digs per set in the two matches, had a match-high 16 in the win over the Bulldogs, including an incredible 10 digs in the third set alone.

Overall, opponents hit just .150 over the weekend against the Pokes, thanks in large part to Fields' defensive presence. This is Fields' first Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and third of her career. Fields was named Defensive POTW twice back in 2016, in back-to-back weeks, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.

For the season, Fields is averaging 4.25 digs per set overall and 4.12 during Mountain West play. Both marks rank fourth in the conference.

Fields and the rest of the Cowgirls continue Mountain West play with a pair of road matches this week at Utah State and Boise State.

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