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Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Players of the Week

Oct 2, 2017

Offensive: Brittany Abercrombie, SR, USC (Carlsbad, Calif.)
3.71 kps, .270 pct, 1.57 dps, 4.0 pts/s, 4 b
• Led USC to back-to-back wins over Washington State, 3-1, and No. 6 Washington, 3-0.
• Recorded double-digit kills, coming up with 13 in both matches.
• Played a big role in the Trojans’ upset of the Huskies, recording 4.33 kills per set while hitting .310 in the victory. Also notched a season-high eight digs in the match to finish the weekend with 28.0 points.
• Earns second Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honor this season and USC’s 72nd all-time weekly award.

Defensive: Naghede Abu, JR, Colorado (Riverside, Calif.)
2.56 kps, .435 pct, 3.4 pts/s, 1.44 bps
• Helped the Buffs to a perfect 2-0 weekend defeating Oregon State, 3-2, in a five-set thriller and upsetting No. 12 Oregon, 3-1.
• Started the weekend with 12 kills and just one error on 19 attacks to hit .529 against OSU. Also posted one block solo and three block assists.
• Posted 11 kills and hit .333 in Colorado’s victory over the Ducks.
• Earns third Pac-12 weekly award and second-career Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the Buffs all-time 10th weekly nod.

Freshmen: Brynna DeLuzio, FR, Colorado (Windermere, Fla.)
2.56 dps, 11.22 aps, .250 pct
• Led Colorado to a perfect slate last weekend, defeating Oregon State, 3-2, and an upset over No. 12 ranked Oregon, 3-1.
• In the five-set win over Oregon State, tied a career-high 55 assists and set a new season-high with four aces.
• Helped the Buffs upset the Ducks, recording 46 assists, 13 digs and two kills in the match.
• Earns first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award and 11th all-time weekly award for Colorado.

ALSO NOMINATED
Offensive: Oluoma Okaro, ASU; Alexa Smith, COLO; Willow Johnson, ORE; Maddie Goings, OSU; Reily Buechler, UCLA; Kathryn Plummer, STAN; Adora Anae, UTAH.
Defensive: Emma Smith, California; Halle Harker, ASU; Alex Hojnar, ORE; Kayla Ellis, OSU; Tami Alade, STAN; Zana Muno, UCLA; Reni Meyer-Whalley, USC; Berkeley Oblad, UTAH.
Freshmen: Griere Hughes, ASU; Mima Mirkovic, California; Maddie Goings, OSU; Meghan McClure, STAN; Jenny Mosser, UCLA; Kenzie Koerber, UTAH. 

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