MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University junior Trinity Nelson (West Chicago, Ill.) and Lakeland University junior Laura Pearson (San Diego, Calif.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Women's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 14-20, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This is Nelson's second NACC weekly honor this season.

Defense --- Laura Pearson, Jr., MB, Lakeland University
Pearson, a junior middle blocker, led the Lakeland defense at the net as the Muskies posted a 3-1 mark at the Coe College Mabel Lee Invitational that included a win over RV Gustavus Adolphus. She finished with nine digs, including six in a four-set loss to Dubuque. At the net, Pearson had 14 blocks, including five solo stops. Pearson had four block assists in a 3-0 win over Coe, then added six blocks (three solos) in a 3-0 win over Cornell College.

Offense --- Trinity Nelson, Jr., S, Aurora University
Nelson, a junior setter, led Aurora to a 3-0 week with wins over North Park (3-0), Central (3-2), and Saint Mary's (Ind.) (3-0). She finished the week with 119 assists, averaging 10.82 per set. Nelson posted at 32 assists in each of the three matches, including a high of 54 in the five-set win over Central.