This weeks recipients of the NIU Scholar-Athletes of the week are Dominique Ware of football and Mary Kurisch of volleyball.

The junior cornerback lead the Huskies with eight tackles in their 63-0 win over the Massachusetts Minutemen. This broke his previous career high in tackles of five.

One of his tackles was a tackle for loss. On the day, NIU recorded a total of 10 tackles for a loss.

Ware played a big role in the Huskies first shutout since Sept. 27, 2008, when they defeated Eastern Michigan, 37-0.

The Bolingbrook, Ill., native is a finance major that carries a 3.585 GPA.

The senior middle-blocker played a big part in NIU volleyball going 2-0 over the weekend, as it defeated MAC opponents Toledo and Ball State.

On the weekend, Kurisch had a team-high .468 hitting percentage and averaged 3.29 kills per set.

In a 3-1 victory over Toledo, she had 11 kills on 27 swings and did not record an error leaving her with a .407 hitting percentage.

In the Huskies sweep over Ball State, Kurisch recorded 12 kills on 20 swings with one error, giving her a .550 hitting percentage.

Kurisch maintains a 3.022 while majoring in business administration.