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Pac-12 Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards - Oct. 9, 2023

Oct 9, 2023

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caitie Baird, RS Sr., OH, Stanford (Indianapolis, Ind.)          
» 3.75 KPS (30 total), .410 PCT, 4.9 PPS, 12 digs, 7 blocks, 5 aces

  • Led No. 3 Stanford to a pair of road wins at Washington (3-1) and at No. 4 Washington State (3-1), extending the Cardinal winning streak to 24 straight in Pac-12 play.
  • Averaged 3.75 kills per set on .410 hitting to go along with .063 aces and 4.94 points per set and seven blocks.
  • Against the Huskies, tallied 12 kills on .308 hitting, four aces, four blocks and an assist.
  • In the big win over the fourth-ranked Cougars, hit .486 with 18 kills on 35 swings with just one error, adding seven digs, three blocks and an ace.
  • Her fourth career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award (Oct. 18, 2021; Nov. 15, 2021; Oct. 31, 2022).
  • Stanford's 30th offensive player of the week award, a league record for most all-time.

ALSO NOMINATED: Kamryn Bailey, UTAH; Madi Endsley, WASH; Skylar Fields, USC; Lexi Hadrych, COLO; Marta Levinska, ASU; Kara McGhee, ORE; Katy Ryan, WSU; Megan Sheridan, OSU; Sam Taumoepeau, CAL; Jordan Wilson, ARIZ.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elena Oglivie, Sr., LB, Stanford (Honolulu, Hawaii)       
» 4.38 DPS (35 total), 5 aces, 6 assists 

  • Was key to a Stanford defensive effort in the road wins at Washington and No. 4 Washington State over the weekend. 
  • Registered 4.38 digs per set and 0.63 aces per set and was perfect on serve receive with zero errors on 19 attempts across the two matches.
  • In Stanford's third top-five match of the season and second top-five victory, recorded a season-high 27 digs, one shy of her career-high, to go along with three aces and five assists against the Cougars.
  • Second Defensive Player of the Week honor this season and seventh of her career (March 23, 2021; Aug. 30, 2021, Sept. 19, 2022; Nov. 14, 2022; Nov. 21, 2022; Sept. 11, 2023).
  • Stanford's league-leading 34th all-time defensive weekly award.  

ALSO NOMINATED: Lauren Bays, WASH; Geli Cyr, ASU; Tara DeSa, CAL; Skyy Howard, COLO; Kara McGhee, ORE; Vanessa Ramirez, UTAH; Gala Trubint, USC.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Kierstyn Barton, Fr., OH, Washington (Chandler, Ariz.)             
» 3.67 KPS (22 total), .250 PCT, 4.0 PPS

  • Helped UW to a weekend split in a loss to No. 3 Stanford (3-1) and a win over California (3-1).
  • Recorded 3.67 kills per set on .250 hitting and 4.0 points per set across the two matches.
  • Against the Cardinal, led all Huskies with 15 kills on .294 hitting.
  • Added seven kills and four digs in the four-set win over the Bears.
  • First career weekly award and first Washington freshman to earn the honor since Emoni Bush on Oct. 18, 2021.

ALSO NOMINATED: Kamryn Gibaldo, UTAH; Maggie Li, CAL; Cayla Payne, COLO.

2023 PAC-12 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARDS

  Offensive Defensive Freshman
Aug. 28 Mimi Colyer, ORE Karson Bacon, ORE Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 4 Kendall Kipp, STAN Kami Miner, STAN Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 11 Skylar Fields, USC Elena Oglivie, STAN Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 18 Marta Levinska, ASU Magda Jehlárová, WSU London Wijay, USC
Sept. 25 Marta Levinska, ASU Karson Bacon, ORE London Wijay, USC
Oct. 2 Kendall Kipp, STAN Magda Jehlárová, WSU Maggie Li, CAL
Oct. 9 Caitie Baird, STAN Elena Oglivie, STAN Kierstyn Barton, WASH