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Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards - Sept. 27, 2021

Sep 27, 2021

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pia Timmer, Jr., OH, WASHINGTON STATE (Emlichheim, Germany)
» 5.00 KPS, .228 PCT, 3.50 DPS, 6.3 PPS

  • Led Washington State to a pair of top-25 victories over then-No. 24 Colorado (3-0) and then-No. 6 Washington (3-2).
  • Tied a WSU rally-score record with 31 kills on 76 swings while hitting .303 in the Cougars' win over UW on Sunday.
  • Produced her third double-double of the season, also posting career-bests in digs (21), blocks (7) and aces (4).
  • Her 31 kills are the most for a WSU player at home in the rally scoring era and tied for the fourth-most by a Coug in program history.
  • Washington State's 132 points (25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 44-46, 15-11) tied the NCAA record for a five-set match in the 25-point scoring era (since 2008).
  • Second consecutive and second career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honor.

ALSO NOMINATED: Karson Bacon, OREGON; Leah Clayton, COLORADO; Dani Drews, UTAH; Emery Herman, ARIZONA; Kendall Kipp, STANFORD; Charitie Luper, UCLA; Kateryna Tkachenko, OREGON STATE.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Magda Jehlarova, Jr., MB, WASHINGTON STATE (Prerov, Czech Republic)
» 2.00 BPS

  • Part of a defensive effort that limited both Colorado and Washington to under .200 hitting in a pair of top-25 wins over the then-No. 24 Buffs (3-0) and then-No. 6 Huskies (3-2).
  • Tied a career high with 10 blocks against Washington to move into a tie with head coach Jen Greeny for seventh all-time at WSU in solo blocks (59).
  • Finished off the win over UW with a pair of blocks alongside Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Pia Timmer in WSU's first victory over a top-10 opponent since 2019.
  • Fourth career Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor.
  • Sixth career Pac-12 weekly award overall (Freshman of the Week - Nov. 4, 2019; Player of the Week - March 16, 2021).

ALSO NOMINATED: Karson Bacon, OREGON; Brynna DeLuzio, COLORADO; Zoe Fleck, UCLA; Kamaile Hiapo, ARIZONA; Vanessa Ramirez, UTAH; McKenna Vicini, STANFORD

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Charitie Luper, Fr., OH/OPP, UCLA (Trophy Club, Texas)
» 4.11 KPS, .390 PCT, 2.22 DPS, 4.5 PPS

  • Led the Bruins in kills and hitting percentage in a pair of wins to begin Pac-12 play against USC (3-1) and then-No. 14 Stanford (3-2).
  • Tallied the most kills by a Bruin freshman in a home opener since 1998 when she had 19 against USC on Wednesday.
  • Recorded the second double-double of her career on Sunday against Stanford (18 kills, 13 digs) in the Bruins' first win at Maples Pavilion since 2016.
  • Has led the Bruins in kills in three consecutive matches.
  • Second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor.

ALSO NOMINATED: Tyrah Ariail, USC; Jahara Campbell, COLORADO; Kami Miner, STANFORD; Katy Ryan, WASHINGTON STATE; Puk Stubbe, ARIZONA.

2021 Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards

  Offensive Defensive Freshman
Aug. 30 Leah Clayton, COLO Elena Oglivie, STAN Kami Miner, STAN
Sept. 6 Brooke Nuneviller, ORE Georgia Murphy, ORE Charitie Luper, UCLA
Sept. 13 Dani Drews, UTAH Brynna DeLuzio, COLO Kami Miner, STAN
Sept. 20 Pia Timmer, WSU Abby Hansen, ORE Puk Stubbe, ARIZ
Sept. 27 Pia Timmer, WSU Magda Jehlarova, WSU Charitie Luper, UCLA