VolleyMob Player of the Week: élan McCall, TCU

  0 Wendy Mayer | November 20th, 2018 | Big 12, Big West, College - Women's Indoor, Division I Mid-Major, Missouri Valley Conference, News, Pac 12, SEC, WCC

Our VolleyMob Week 13 Player of the Week starred for her team offensively, defensively and as a passer on serve receive.

TCU’s élan McCall averaged 5.43 kills and 4.29 digs per set, while hitting .516 and converting 97 percent of her serve reception chances (33 of 34) en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.

The freshman outside hitter notched 22 kills and 14 digs, while hitting .583 in a four-set win at West Virginia. The Leander, Texas, native then added 16 kills and 16 digs while hitting .429 in a sweep against Kansas, TCU’s first win over KU since 2014. For her efforts, McCall was named both Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.

Honorable Mention

Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara – Sr., OH

Averaged 6.17 kills, 4.17 digs and 0.83 blocks, while hitting .357; posted 15 kills, eight digs, two blocks and an ace while hitting .353 in sweep against Cal State Fullerton; notched 22 kills, 17 digs, three aces and three blocks, while hitting .360 in sweep of UC Riverside; Big West Player of the Week

Karlie Taylor, UNI – Jr., OH

Averaged 6.13 kills and 3.63 digs per set, while hitting .302; posted 34 kills and 23 digs while hitting .289 in five set loss to Evansville; notched 15 kills and six digs while hitting .333 in sweep of Indiana State; Missouri Valley Player of the Week

Keyton Kinley, Oklahoma – So., L

Averaged 7.33 digs per set; notched 19 digs against Iowa State; posted 25 digs against West Virginia; made good on 44 of 46 serve reception opportunities (95.7 percent); Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Madison Lilley, Kentucky – S

Averaged 13.17 assists and 2.67 digs per set as team hit .435 on the week; posted 39 assists and six digs while hitting .390 (45-6-100) in sweep of Arkansas; notched 40 assists and 10 digs while hitting .460 (53-7-100) in a sweep of Missouri; SEC Setter of the Week

Shannon Scully, Pepperdine – So., OH

Averaged 4.80 kills and 3.00 digs per set while hitting .357; notched 16 kills, eight digs and two aces, while hitting .500 in a sweep of Gonzaga; notched 18 kill, 10-dig double-double while hitting .286 vs. Portland; posted 14 kill, 123 dig double-double and an ace, while hitting .33 in a sweep of Loyola Marymount; made good on 94.3 percent (40-of-41) of her serve reception chances

Other Notables

Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati – RS Jr., OH/RS

Averaged 6.88 kills and 1.88 digs per set while hitting .391; posted 29 kills, nine digs and three blocks while hitting .284 in five set win over Tulane; added 26 kills and six digs while hitting .558 in a sweep of Memphis; American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week

Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin – So., S

Averaged 14.8 assists and 3.7 digs per set as team hit .329 on the weekend; posted 45 assists, 10 digs as team hit .432 in a sweep of Ohio State; added 44 assists, 12 digs and three kills as team hit .254 in a sweep of Maryland; Big Ten Player and Setter of the Week

Makaila Jarema, Utah Valley – Jr., MB

Averaged 2.88 kills and 3.00 blocks per set, while hitting .354; posted a career-high 14 kills and nine blocks, while hitting .310 in a four-set win over Cal State Bakersfield; added nine kills and a UVU and WAC match-record 15 blocks assists, while hitting .421 in a four-set win over Grand Canyon; WAC Defensive Player of the Week

Tami Alade, Stanford – Sr., MB

Averaged 2.71 kills and 2.57 blocks per set, while hitting .692; notched eight kills and 11 blocks, while hitting .538 in a four-set win over Washington State; added 11 kills and seven stuffs, while hitting .846 (11-0-13) in a sweep of Washington

2018 Players of the Week

Nov. 13 – Shelly Fanning, Baylor

Nov. 6 – Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati

Oct. 30 – McKenna Melville, UCF

Oct. 23 – Lyndie Haddock-Eppich, BYU

Oct. 16 – Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati

Oct. 9 – Katie Forsythe, Loyola Maryland

Oct. 2 – Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota

Sept. 25 – Mariena Hayden, UNLV

Sept. 18 – Torrey Van Winden, Cal Poly

Sept. 11 – Kathryn Plummer, Stanford

Sept. 4 – Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati

Aug. 28 – Kaiulana Ahuna, UC Riverside

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Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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