By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — Lillian Braun (Mantorville, Minn.) was in a very giving mood last weekend — much to the delight of the Saint Mary's University volleyball team.
 
Braun dished out 120 assists as the Cardinals completed a perfect 2-0 weekend — knocking off No. 5 Saint Benedict 3-1 last Friday and rallying from a 2-0 deficit to beat Concordia 3-2 the following afternoon.
 
And Monday afternoon — after all that giving — it was Braun's turn to be on the receiving end, as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference awarded the Cardinal senior MIAC Setter/Libero of the Week honors.
 
Braun accounted for 55 of Saint Mary's 57 assists in helping the Cardinals knock off fifth-ranked Saint Benedict — snapping the Bennies' 14-game winning streak — before delivering 65 helpers in SMU's 3-2 come-from-behind win over Concordia the following afternoon.
 
Braun — whose 65 assists vs. Concordia last Saturday were two short of her school-record 67-assist effort against Hamline Sept. 18 — also added 15 digs against the Cobbers for her fifth double-double of the season.
 
With her 120 assists last weekend, Braun pushed her team-leading total to 864 through 22 matches — and has now eclipsed the 50-assist barrier five this season. Along with her 55 helpers against Saint Benedict and 65 vs. Concordia, Braun posted 54 assists against UW-Superior on Aug. 30, 53 against Coe on Sept. 27, and 52 against Marian on Sept. 13.
 
Braun has now recorded 321 of the team's 343 assists in the last seven matches and heads into Saturday's match against Concordia with 2,859 career assists.