University of Minnesota Duluth volleyball junior Ava Jones was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Setter of the Week Monday after helping the Bulldogs to a 2-0 record with a sweep of No. 10 Southwest Minnesota State and a reverse sweep of Sioux Falls last weekend at Romano Gymnasium. It marks her third weekly honor of the 2026 season and the fourth of her career. 

The Detroit Lakes, Minn., native led the NSIC and ranked ninth in NCAA Division II with 12.00 assists per set, while helping the Bulldogs average 15.50 kills per set as a team, the second-best mark in the conference. She also averaged a team-best 3.50 digs per set and 0.63 blocks per set in the pair of victories.

Jones recorded a double-double with 40 assists and 14 digs, while adding a career-high five kills and two block assists against SMSU, before closing out the week with her fourth-straight double-double against the Cougars. She tallied a season-high 56 assists and 14 digs to go along with three block assists and a service ace. 

Jones currently ranks second in the NSIC and third nationally in assists per set with 11.11, while also ranking third in the league in service aces with 0.44 per set. 

Jones and the Bulldogs are back in action Tuesday when they host MSU Moorhead at 6 p.m. at Romano Gymnasium for Faculty Appreciation Night. The match will be broadcast live on My9 Sports.