USC’s Brooke Botkin Leads Pac-12 on Week 1
The Pac-12 Conference tabbed USC rookie Brooke Botkin as its Offensive Player of the Week, while Oregon State’s Grace Massey was named tops on defense and USC’s Raquel Lazaro was dubbed best rookie.
Big Ten Picks OSU’s Witte, Purdue’s Atkinson as Co-Players of the Week
Michigan’s Jenna Lerg and MacKenzi Welsh, Northwestern’s Kiara McNulty, Ohio State’s Lauren Witte and Purdue’s Sherridan Atkinson earned the first Big Ten weekly honors of 2018.
Portland’s Shayla Hoeft Tabbed as WCC Player of the Week
Portland junior middle blocker Shayla Hoeft earned WCC Player of the Week honors after leading the Pilots to a 3-0 effort at the Aztec Invitational, averaged 3.8 kills on .453 attacking to go with 1.0 blocks per set.
UMKC’s Lukes, Chicago State’s Klavitter Earn WAC Week 1 Honors
Kansas City senior middle hitter Tyrecia Lukes and Chicago State junior defensive specialist Megan Klavitter have been named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week, the first such honors for either player.
UCF’s Melville, Wichita State’s Civita Earn AAC Weekly Nods
The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly volleyball honors of 2018 with UCF’s McKenna Melville and Wichita State’s Giorgia Civita taking top honors on offense and defense.
Florida’s Hall Tabbed SEC Rookie of the Week, Texas A&M’s Hans POW
Gatorade National Player of the Year Thayer Hall earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after piling up 41 kills and 21 digs vs. Nebraska and Texas, while Texas A&M’s Hollann Hans was tabbed as the league’s offensive player of the week with 5.18 kills and 2.09 digs per set.
VanLiew, Nusbaum Named A-Sun Co-Players of the Week
Cortney VanLiew of FGCU, Carlyle Nusbaum of Lipscomb, Chelcie Spence of Stetson and Dana Axner of FGCU are this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball Weekly awards winners.
Time Change: Penn State/Texas A&M Moved Back Due to Football Game
Penn State women’s volleyball is set to host Texas A&M on Saturday, September 1 with a new start time of 8 p.m. due to a 3:30 p.m. football kickoff between the Nittany Lions and Appalachian State.
Montana Western Coach Brent Lewis to Retire Following 2018 Season
Montana Western coach Brent Lewis, who is entering his third season as head coach of the Bulldogs, said that he is retiring from coaching at the end of the season due to personal health issues.
Big East Set for 30 Matches, Five vs. Top 25 on Opening Weekend
The 2018 BIG EAST volleyball season kicks off with a slate of 30 games over the upcoming weekend.
