Offensive: Adora Anae, SR, Utah (Punaluu, Hawai’i)
5.0 kps, .250 pct., 3.0 dps, 5.6 pts/s
• Helped lead Utah to a perfect 2-0 record last week with back-to-back double-doubles and totaling 45 kills, 27 digs and three blocks.
• In the upset victory over #9 Washington, 3-2, posted a 25 kill/11 dig effort and then had 20 kills and 16 digs in the win over Washington State (3-1).
• Became Utah's all-time leader in kills in the win over WSU and now has a school-record 1,635 career kills.
• Earns fourth-career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor and 13th all-time weekly award for Utah.
Defensive: Berkeley Oblad, JR, Utah (Henderson, Nev.)
2.67kps, .320 pct., 1.89 bps, 3.8 pts/s
• Contributed to Utah’s 2-0 sweep last week totaling 10 digs and 17 blocks.
• Tallied new career highs with seven digs and 11 total blocks in Utah's biggest upset this season over #9 Washington (3-2), and managed to tie a career-high 15 kills to register her first-career double-double in the match.
• Picks up second-career Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor after earning her first nod earlier this season (Sept. 11, 2017) for the Utes’ 14th all-time weekly honor.
Freshman: Lauren Sanders, FR, Washington (Snohomish, Wash.)
3.13 kps, .667 pct, 2.13 bps, 4.3 pts/s
• The middle blocker had a record-breaking weekend as she had 25 kills over two matches on a .667 attack percentage, helping the Huskies go 1-1 last week.
• Career-high 17 kills and only one error for a .762 attack percentage in the five-set loss to Utah, 3-2.
• It is the highest attack percentage by a Husky with 17 or more kills this season.
• Earns first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week nod and the first weekly honor by any Husky this year for the school’s 9th freshman weekly award.
ALSO NOMINATED
Offensive: Kendra Dahlke, ARIZ; Oluoma Okaro, ASU; Taylor Agost, ORE; Mary-Kate Marshall, OSU; Kathryn Plummer, STAN; Reily Buechler, UCLA; Brittany Abercrombie, USC; Lauren Sanders, WASH; Jocelyn Urias, WSU.
Defensive: Makenna Martin, ARIZ; Halle Harker, ASU; Sumeet Gill, ORE; Kayla Ellis, OSUTami Alade, STAN Zana Muno, UCLA; Victoria Garrick, USC; Berkeley Oblad, UTAH; Lauren Sanders, WASH; Alexis Dirige, WSU.
Freshman: Lauren Sanders, WASH; Meghan McClure, STAN; Griere Hughes, ASU; Kenzie Koerber, UTAH; Daley Krage, USC; Mac May, UCLA; Penny Tusa, WSU; Paige Whipple, ARIZ.
2017 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Offensive | Defensive | Freshman | |
Aug. 28 | Khalia Lanier, USC | Zana Muno, UCLA | Mac May, UCLA |
Sept. 4 | Mary-Kate Marshall, OSU | Tawnee Luafalemana, UTAH | Dani Barton, UTAH |
Sept. 11 | Taylor Agost, ORE | Berkeley Oblad, UTAH | Mima Mirkovic, CAL |
Sept. 18 | Alexa Smith, COLO | Halle Harker, ASU | Brynna DeLuzio, COLO |
Sept. 25 | Brittany Abercrombie, USC | Victoria Garrick, USC | Mac May, UCLA |
Oct. 2 | Brittany Abercrombie, USC | Naghede Abu, COLO | Brynna DeLuzio, COLO |
Oct. 9 | Adora Anae, UTAH | Berkeley Oblad, UTAH | Lauren Sanders, WASH |