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Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards - Feb. 2, 2021

Feb 2, 2021

Offensive Player of the Week: Samantha Drechsel, SR, OH, Washington (Woodinville, Wash.)
4.13 KPS, .324 Pct., 4 SA, 2.50 DPS, 1.25 BPS, 5.3 PPS

  • Surpassed 1,000 career kills while leading Washington to a 2-0 road week at Arizona over the weekend. 
  • Set a new career-high with 24 kills on .400 hitting to lead the 11th-ranked Huskies to a five-set win on Saturday. 
  • Also recorded a double-double with 14 digs and added five block assists for 28.5 points in the 3-2 win over the Wildcats.

Defensive Player of the Week: Magda Jehlarova, SO, MB, Washington State (Prerov, Czech Republic)
1.56 BPS, 3.8 PPS, 2.44 KPS, .462 Pct.

  • Helped Washington State complete a series sweep at Arizona State with 14 total blocks over the weekend.
  • Had seven blocks (2 solo, 5 assists) in each of the Cougars' wins over the Sun Devils.
  • Chipped in 22 kills against just four errors on 39 swings in the sweep.

Freshman of the Week: Sofia Maldonado Diaz, FR, OH, Arizona (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
5.00 KPS, .356 Pct., 1.75 DPS, 0.50 BPS, 5.5 PPS

  • Averaged 5.00 kills on .356 hitting in the first home weekend of her career with Arizona. 
  • Led the Wildcats in kills in both matches against Washington over the weekend. 
  • Opened weekend with 14 kills before erupting for 25 kills on .439 hitting in Saturday's match against the Huskies.   
  • 25 kills were the most for an Arizona freshman since 2007, and she was the first Wildcat of any class to have 25 kills on .400+ hitting since 2010.
  • Added 11 kills on Saturday to become the first Arizona freshman to have a 20+ kill double-double since 2011.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Offensive:
Sofia Maldonado Diaz, ARIZ; Iman Isanovic, ASU; Brooke Nuneviller, ORE; Aliyah McDonald, OSU; Mac May, UCLA; Kenzie Koerber, UTAH; Magda Jehlarova, WSU.
Defensive: Annika Larson, ASU; Brooke Nuneviller, ORE; Lindsey Schell, OSU; Zoe Fleck, UCLA; Kenzie Koerber, UTAH; Lauren Sanders, WASH.
Freshman: Ella Snyder, ASU; Aliyah McDonald, OSU; Allison Jacobs, UCLA; Vanessa Ramirez, UTAH; Madi Endsley, WASH; Julianna Dalton; WSU.

  Offensive Defensive Freshman
Jan. 26 Dani Drews, Utah Georgia Murphy, Oregon Marta Levinska, Arizona State
Feb. 2 Samantha Drechsel, Washington Magda Jehlarova, Washington State Sofia Maldonado Diaz, Arizona