Wheaton, Ill. - Wheaton junior setter Lacey Higgins has been named a CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week in volleyball. Capps has been named the conference's "Setter of the Week" for the second time in her career, she also received the award on October 2, 2023. 

Higgins' selection marks the second-consecutive CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week Award since teammate Caroline Capps was named the CCIW Hitter of the Week last Monday. The back-to-back selections mark the first time Wheaton teammates have won a CCIW weekly honor in consecutive weeks since Jessica Bosse (Sept. 9, 2018) and Kelly Thornton (Sept. 11, 2018) won the league's "Setter/Libero/Defensive Player of the Week" award.   

Higgins averaged 10.8 assists per set in Wheaton's three matches as she tallied 108 assists. In Wheaton's 3-0 victory against MSOE last Saturday, she had 37 assists in averaging 12.3 assists per set. She added three service aces and eight digs in the victory against the Raiders. In Wheaton's second match on Saturday, she had 42 assists (10.5 APS) and added nine digs against Edgewood. In the CCIW regular season finale against Carthage last Wednesday, Higgins recorded 29 assists (9.7 APS).

Higgins ranks second in the CCIW in assists this season with an average of 8.48 assists per set. Her consistent effort as Wheaton's setter currently has Higgins ranked in the top-50 in all of Division III in total assists (806). In nearly three seasons with the Thunder, she has accumulated 1,807 career assists. Higgins' average of 7.11 assists per set for her career ranks fifth on Wheaton's all-time assists list. 

Higgins and the Thunder close the 2024 regular season schedule on Saturday in matches against Lake Forest and Loras at the Lake Forest Triangular.