TWIN FALLS, Idaho - For the fourth time this year, CSI Volleyball Sophomore Emerson Heatwole has been named the Scenic West Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts in a pair of wins over Colorado Northwestern over the weekend. 
Heatwole continues to be a force for the Golden Eagles defensively as she tallied 22 digs and eight assists in a pair of three-set sweeps of CNCC, helping the Golden Eagles claim a share of a the regular season conference title with Salt Lake. 
The Kimberly, Idaho native now has 405 digs on the season, and eclipsed 500 career digs with her 12 in game one on Friday night. She is averaging 4.31 digs per set heading into the postseason where Heatwole and the Golden Eagles will look for their first conference championship since 2018, the same year as their last national championship. 
Heatwole and the Golden Eagles will kick off their postseason run on Wednesday, as they square off with USU-Eastern at 7:00 p.m.  in the first round of the Region 18 Tournament hosted by Salt Lake.