BYU’s Jones-Perry Earns Third WCC Player of the Week Nod
The West Coast Conference has named its Volleyball Player of the Week for October 8, 2018, with BYU’s Roni Jones-Perry picking up her second straight honor as the Cougars stayed perfect at 16-0 and 8-0 in league action.
TCU’s Clark Tabbed as Big 12 Offensive Player, Rookie of the Week
Week seven of the regular season came to a close as Zoe Hill (Kansas) and Katie Clark (TCU) were selected as recipients of the Big 12 weekly awards.
Van Winden, DeNecochea, Akpakpa Honored by Big West
Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden notched her third Big West Player of the Week nod of 2018, while teammate Avalon DeNecochea collected her second Freshman Player of the Week honor. UC Irvine’s Idara Akpakpa nabbed her second career defensive accolade.
Cal, Washington State Highlight Day of Upsets in the Pac-12
#2 Stanford was the only favored Pac-12 team to win on Sunday. #20 Washington State, #19 Oregon, (RV) Arizona State and Cal all pulled off upsets.
Pitt’s Markovic, Louisville’s Scott Tabbed as ACC’s Best
Pitt’s Nika Markovic has been named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week, and Louisville’s Emily Scott has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
Knudsen Earns Second Straight WAC Honor, Salanoa Tabbed for Defense
UT Rio Grande Valley senior outside hitter Ragni Steen Knudsen and NM State sophomore middle blocker Julianna Salanoa have been named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week respectively.
Ball State Sweeps MAC West Honors; BGSU Earns Two MAC East Nods
Ball State’s Ellie Dunn, Kate Avila, Amber Seaman earn MAC West Offensive, Defensive and Setter of the Week nods, while Akron’s Kayla Gwozdz and Bowling Green’s Kallie Seimet and Isabelle Marciniak pick up the MAC East accolades.
McBride, Harris Honored Best of the Mountain West Week 7
Wyoming’s Jackie McBride earned Mountain West Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honors, while San Diego State’s Deja Harris garnered the Defensive Player of the Week award for contests through Oct. 7.
Chastang, Groover, Axner Recieve ASUN Weekly Nods
Kennesaw State’s Lauren Chastang & Karlee Groover and FGCU’s Dana Axner earned this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball awards.
NAU’s Jorgenson, Idaho State’s Keck Honored by Big Sky
Northern Arizona’s Kaylie Jorgenson and Idaho State’s Haylie Keck were recognized as the #BigSkyVB Players of the Week. Jorgenson was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while Keck earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.
