Wichita State Outlasts VCU in 5
The Commodores outperformed the Shockers in attack percentage and blocks, however Wichita State registered more kills, assists and digs, in the 5-set victory.
Taylor, Pence, Knoblauch Pick Up Missouri Valley Awards
UNI’s Karlie Taylor and Illinois State’s Courtney Pence made the MVC honor roll for the week as player and defensive player of the week respectively. Indiana State setter Makayla Knoblauch was named the top rookie.
Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer Reaches 1,000 Career Kills in Just Her 70th Match
2017 AVCA Player of the Year Kathryn Plummer has hit the 1,000 career kill mark in just her 70th career match as a junior.
Wyoming’s McBride, Fresno State’s Leonard Star for Mountain West
Wyoming’s Jackie McBride was tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while Fresno State’s Reagan Leonard earned MW Defensive Player of the Week honors, marking the first for each.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 2 Matchups
A trio of Top 10 showdowns highlight the action this week, including what should be a highly competitive match between No. 2/2 Texas and No. 6/8 Wisconsin.
Zumach, Fanning Tabbed as Big 12 Co-Players of the Week
Kansas State’s Kylee Zumach and Baylor’s Shelly Fanning were tabbed as Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Texas’s Morgan Johnson and TCU’s Elan McCall rounded out the honors with defensive player of the week and rookie of the week accolades respectively.
Lund, Dowd, Nunez Receive ACC Weekly Nods
Pitt’s Kayla Lund has been named the first ACC Volleyball Player of the Week for the 2018 season, and Mikaila Dowd of Georgia Tech and Zoe Nunez of Notre Dame were named Co-Freshmen of the Week.
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.
