WINONA, Minn. — With just nine matches on the schedule this spring, Saint Mary's University senior Linnaea Wallis (Dresser, Wis.) is determined to make the most of each and every match.
 
Which is good news for the Cardinal volleyball team — and bad news for the Cardinals' opponents.
 
Wallis has been virtually unstoppable all season long — none more so than last week, when the hard-hitting outside delivered 49 kills and 40 digs in helping the Cardinals to back-to-back wins over Hamline (3-1) and Gustavus (3-2).
 
And Wallis' stellar performance did not go unnoticed, as she was named MIAC Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
 
Wallis kicked off her week in remarkable fashion, recording a career-high 30 killsm while hitting .413 and adding 14 digs in SMU's win over the Pipers. Wallis' 30 kills were not only a career-best, but fell just one kills short of the program record of 31, set by Brandi Blattner against Bethel during the 2016 season.
 
Three days later, Wallis was back on the court — and back in the lead role in the Cardinal offense — hammering out 19 kills and recording a career-high 26 digs in Saint Mary's 3-2 win over Gustavus.
 
The 30-kill/14-dig and 19-kill/26-dig double-doubles were the fourth and fifth straight double-doubles for Wallis.
 
Wallis and the Cardinals will put their five-match winning streak on the line Monday night, as Saint Mary's welcomes Saint Benedict to the Saint Mary's Gym for a 7 p.m. showdown.