Nov. 5, 2002
CLEVELAND - Sophomore outside hitter Tara Buroker (Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) spearheaded Miami's defensive effort in narrow losses to the East Division's top two teams and earned Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors for her efforts, the conference office announced Tuesday. For the week, Buroker averaged an impressive 5.40 digs per game, which included 20 digs in a five-game match versus Ohio and a career-high 34 digs in a five-game match against Akron. Her 34 digs, an average of 6.80 digs per game, is the most by any Miami player in more than six years.
She also notched five blocks against the Zips and averaged 0.60 blocks per game for the week and a team-high- tying 2.90 kills per game. With two double-double's last weekend, Buroker upped her season sum to a team-best 15 and now has recorded more than 20 digs on five occasions, eclipsing 28 digs in four of those matches.
Buroker is averaging 3.86 digs per game to rank fifth among conference leaders and 4.12 digs per game in league action to rank seventh in the MAC.
This is the first MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week accolade for Buroker, who earned MAC East Division Player of the Week laurels in Miami's opening weekend of competition.
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