COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Monday afternoon, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selected its RMAC Volleyball players of the week.
 
For the second time this season, a Hardrocker was honored with the award when Hannah Benes was named Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Seemingly long overdue, Benes has been a standout at South Dakota Mines for three years, earning an all-conference selection in 2023 but it is the first time she's received an RMAC weekly honor.
 
This past weekend, she was phenomenal in helping South Dakota Mines to a 2-1 record, posting 17 digs in two matches and a third with 27 digs.
 
Benes averaged 5.54 digs per set this past weekend, improving her season average to 4.79 per set, third-best in the RMAC.
 
In addition, she leads the RMAC in aces, averaging .56 per set which is 24th in NCAA Division II.
 
The full RMAC release is linked here.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 13 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.