Conference Race Will Come Down To Final Regular-season Match
Entering the final week of play, the inaugural Mountain West Conference regular-season title remains undecided as do the seeds for the conference championship. This past week, Colorado State pulled even with BYU for first place. CSU posted 3-1 wins over both UNLV and San Diego State, while BYU swept Utah in its only action. UNLV earned its second league win of the season at Wyoming to pull within a game of the two teams currently tied for sixth place. Wyoming pulled even with San Diego State in sixth place by posting a win over the Aztecs. New Mexico climbed a notch in the standings for the second straight week. The Lobos enter the final week in fifth place after defeating fourth-place Air Force in both teams’ only match of the week.
A full slate of conference action is in store during the final week. Each team plays on both Friday and Saturday. Fighting for the inaugural league title with just one loss each, BYU and CSU are scheduled to meet on the final day of the regular season Sat., Nov. 20. Prior to that, CSU must play at Utah while BYU plays host to Wyoming on Friday. Currently in third place, Utah could still claim a No. 2 seed with a win over CSU and a win by BYU over the Rams. The showdowns among the fourth through eighth place teams will also have significance in the tournament seedings. Just three games separate the fourth from eighth place teams. Fifth-place New Mexico and fourth-place Air Force face the same two teams over the weekend in sixth-place San Diego State and eighth-place UNLV.
USA Today/AVCA National Poll
BYU No. 10, CSU No. 11
For the second straight week, all 25 teams remained the same despite minor shifting among the ranks in this week’s USA Today/AVCA Division I Coaches’ Top 25 national poll.
BYU (22-3/11-1 MWC) holds the No. 10 slot for the fourth straight week. The Cougars’ only losses this season were to Michigan in the season opener, to then-No. 7 Stanford on Sept. 25 and to then-No. 15 Colorado State on Oct. 22. BYU also owns wins over Top 25 members Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine.
Colorado State (24-1/11-1 MWC) also maintained its position at No. 11 for the third week. The Rams have registered three tournament titles and wins over Top 25 teams Colorado, Loyola Marymount and BYU.
Here is the complete AVCA poll (As of 11/15) (1st place votes):
1. Penn State (53)
2. Stanford (7)
3. Hawaii
4. Florida
5. Pacific
6. UCLA
7. Long Beach State
8. Pepperdine
9. UC Santa Barbara
10. BYU
11. COLORADO STATE
12. Nebraska
13. Clemson
14. Texas A&M
15. Southern California
16. Texas
17. Northern Iowa
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. Minnesota
21. Colorado
22. Baylor
23. Arkansas
24. University of San Diego
25. North Carolina
Wyoming’s Friehauf Earns Her Second Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week Honor
Junior middle blocker Melody Friehauf from the University of Wyoming is this week’s Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. Friehauf helped lead the Cowgirls to a split in this week’s conference matches as Wyoming defeated San Diego State, then lost to UNLV. Wyoming currently owns a 9-18 overall record and is tied with SDSU in sixth place in the league standings with a 3-9 conference mark.
For the week, Friehauf hit .484 and averaged 4.25 kills and 1.75 blocks per game. During Friday’s four-game win over San Diego State, she hit .517 with 16 kills and just one error in 29 attempts, and contributed seven blocks. In Saturday’s four-game loss to UNLV, Friehauf totaled 18 kills and just two errors in 35 attempts for a .457 attack percentage. She also notched her third double-figure blocking match with nine assisted and one solo vs. UNLV. Friehauf owns 19 double-figure kill outings this season, including the last seven matches in a row.
A native of Windsor, Colo., Friehauf currently ranks second in the conference in overall hitting percentage (.371) and blocks per game average (1.39). She also stands sixth in the conference in kills per game (3.88). With a team-high 372 kills this season, Friehauf is closing in on the prestigious 1,000 mark for her career. She currently stands seventh on the Wyoming all-time list with 955 career kills. Her team-best 133 total blocks this season brings her career total in that category to 436, a mark which stands second on the Wyoming all-time chart.
This is the second player of the week honor for Friehauf this season and in her career, making her the third player to claim the league’s honor twice this year. She also earned the honor on Sept. 27 after leading the Cowgirls in a split during non-conference play. Colorado State’s Angela Knopf and BYU’s Nina Puikkonen are the other two student-athletes to earn the honor twice this season. This is Wyoming¹s second volleyball player of the week selection of the season.
Mountain West Teams In The Rankings This Season
Both BYU and Colorado State have been ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll the entire 1999 season. BYU is currently listed No. 10 and CSU is right behind in the No. 11 slot. Below is the list of where they have been ranked each week.
Historically, BYU has been listed in the poll the seventh most times of all teams in the nation with 211 appearances. Colorado State stands 16th on the list of most appearances with 113 to date. CSU’s highest ranking ever was No. 4 in 1985, while BYU has been ranked No. 1 on four occasions.
MWC Volleyball Milestones
First Serve: Colorado at CSU, 6:58 p.m., Sept. 1.
First MWC Kill: by CSU’s Catie Vagneur at 6:59 p.m., Sept. 1 against Colorado.
First Point Scored: On a kill by CSU’s Catie Vagneur at 6:59 p.m., Sept. 1 against Colorado.
First Victory: CSU d. Colorado (3-0) Sept. 1.
First 3-Game Win: CSU d. Colorado (3-0) Sept. 1.
First 4-Game Win: BYU d. Toledo (3-1) Sept. 4.
First 5-Game Win: BYU d. Georgia (3-2) Sept. 3.
First Victory vs. Ranked Opponent: No. 24 CSU d. No. 19 Colorado (3-0) Sept. 1.
First Home Victory: CSU d. Colorado (3-0) Sept. 1.
First Away Victory: BYU d. Georgia (3-2) Sept. 3.
First Neutral Victory: UTAH d. SMU (3-0) Sept. 3.
First Loss: Denver d. WYOMING (3-0) Sept. 1.
First 3-Game Loss: Denver d. WYOMING (3-0) Sept. 1.
First 4-Game Loss: Montana State d. WYOMING (3-1) Sept. 4.
First 5-Game Loss: Georgia d. UTAH (3-2) Sept. 7.
First Home Loss: Northern Iowa d. UTAH (3-0) Sept. 1.
First Away Loss: Denver d. WYOMING (3-0) Sept. 1.
First Neutral Loss: Michigan d. BYU (3-0) Sept. 3.
First Tournament Title: AIR FORCE won the Air Force Invitational Sept. 3.
First Tournament Title at Home: AIR FORCE won the Air Force Invitational Sept. 3.
First Tournament Title on Road: UTAH won the Texas Tech Four Points Sheraton Classic Sept. 4.
First Player of the Week: CSU¹s Courtney Cox (So., OH)
First 10-Block Outing: 10 (1/9) by Wyo’s Melody Friehauf vs. Montana State and (4/6) by BYU’s Nina Puikkonen vs. Toledo on Sept. 4.
First 20-Kill Outing: 20 by AFA’s Shaylor Billings vs. Morgan State and 21 by UNLV’s Angie Sylvas on Sept. 10.
First 30-Kill Outing: 30 by Wyo’s Melody Friehauf vs. Evansville on Sept. 25.
First 20-Dig Outing: 20 by SDSU’s Jamie Evans vs. Creighton on Sept. 12.
First Triple-Double: (16k-1d-11b) by Wyo’s Rachel Lau vs. Montana State on Sept. 4.
Mountain West Among NCAA Leaders (As of 11/7)
Blocks
4th Nina Puikkonen (BYU) 1.80
Team Hitting Percentage
9th BYU (1325-479-2973) .294
Team Kills
20th CSU 16.73
Team Blocks
4th BYU (57 BS/478 BA/296 TB) 3.65
Inaugural Conference Championship at BYU
The inaugural Mountain West Conference Volleyball Championship will be hosted by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. All eight MWC institutions will compete for the first league title November 24-27 at the Smith Fieldhouse. KBYU TV will broadcast the 7 p.m. semifinal and the 4 p.m. championship match.
Tickets for the event are available through the BYU ticket office by calling (801) 378-2981 or (800) 322-2981. For media credentials contact Elaine Adams at the Mountain West Conference Office (719) 533-9510.
NCAA Championship Draws Near
The 1999 Women’s Volleyball NCAA Championship will accommodate a field of 64 teams. The single-elimination tournament begins Dec. 2-5 with first and second round matches to be played at participating institutions. Winners will advance to Regionals scheduled to be played Dec. 9-12, also at participating institutions. The four regional winners will meet in Honolulu, Hawaii for the national semifinals and finals Dec. 16 and 18. The University of Hawaii, Manoa will host the championship event at the Special Events Center.
Up-to-date NCAA Championship information is available online at www.ncaachampionships.com.
NCAA Selection Show Sun., Nov. 28
The pairings for the NCAA tournament will be announced on Sun., Nov. 28 during the 1999 Division I Women’s Volleyball Selection Show at 8 p.m. Mountain. The 30-minute selection show can be viewed live on television with the use of a DSS dish such as DirecTV or Dish Network. The Sunshine Network (DirecTV 632 / Dish Network 422) and Empire Sports (DirecTV 626 / Dish Network 432) will air the show live.
You may also view the show with the use of a C-Band downlink "moveable" satellite dish. The satellite coordinates are Galaxy 6, Transponder 9. Galaxy 6 is located at 99 degrees west on the satellite orbital chart. The downlink frequency is 3880 MHz (H). The audio will be sent 6.2 / 6.8 mixed program. The satellite trouble numbers are 317-633-7410 or 317-633-7413 (please note that these trouble numbers are good only on the night of the show). NCAA Productions will provide a test signal beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mountain.
Members of the media may obtain a special phone number to listen to the audio portion of the bracket announcement by contacting the Mountain West Conference office or the volleyball media relations contact at a member institution.
At the conclusion of the selection show, the chair of the Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee, Brenda Weare, associate commissioner at Conference USA, will join the telephone conference call to answer questions from the media.
Team Notes:
Air Force Falcons (17-9, 5-7 MWC)
Currently fourth in the league standings, the Falcons suffered a four-game loss at New Mexico … Brooke Effland (Sr., OH) notched her fourth 20-plus kill outing and registered a double-double with 21 kills and 13 digs in the loss … Earlier, Effland became only the 10th player in Air Force history, and the first since the program moved to the Division I level in 1996, to reach the prestigious 1,000 career kill milestone on Nov. 5 … Effland enters the final week of the regular-season with 1,045 … Summer Koons (Sr., MB) drilled 19 kills and added four blocks vs. UNM … Tracey Wilkerson (Sr., OH) just missed another entry on the 20-dig list with 19 at UNM … The Falcons continue to have individuals at the top of two conference statistical categories, as Tharommony In (Sr., S) leads the league in service aces (0.47) per game and Wilkerson tops the digs list with a 3.72 per game average … Shaylor Billings (Jr., MB) is one of only three MWC players to register a triple-double this season (15 kills, 12 digs and 11 blocks vs. CSU) … Historically, AFA entered the season with just two wins ever over Mountain West Conference opponents, yet they have totaled five already this season … This week, Air Force plays at UNLV and San Diego State.
BYU Cougars (22-3, 11-1 MWC)
The Cougars positioned themselves to play for the regular-season conference title against CSU in the final match on the schedule by defeating third-place Utah last week … With Friday’s sweep of Utah, BYU has now won 11 of its 12 conference matches in the minimum three games, however its only loss was also a sweep (by CSU) … The Cougars have won their last eight matches and their last 17 straight games … As a team, BYU hit .374 (51-11-107) against Utah … Nina Puikkonen (So., MB) led all hitters by hitting .533 with 17 kills and just one error in 30 attempts … She owns 24 double-digit kill matches in BYU’s 25 outings … Puikkonen leads the league in three statistical lists hitting percentage (.374), kills (4.33) and blocks (1.80) and ranks fourth in the nation in blocks … Anna-Lena Smith (Sr., S) collected match-highs with 40 assists and 10 digs and continues to lead the conference with a 13.17 assists per game average … Mari Carpenter (Sr., OH) returned to action against Utah after sitting out the four previous matches and contributed 10 kills while hitting .421 …. As a team, BYU continues to lead the league in two statistical categories - blocks per game (3.64) and hitting percentage (.296) … The Cougars close the regular season at home hosting Wyoming on Friday then seek to avenge their only loss when they face No. 11 CSU in the match that will likely decide the regular-season title on Saturday.
Colorado State Rams (24-1, 11-1 MWC)
The Rams avenged their only loss of the season and claimed a pair of four-game matches over UNLV and SDSU to pull even with BYU at the top of the conference standings … The Rams completed the home portion of their 1999 schedule undefeated (15-0) and improved their home win streak to 26 matches … CSU has claimed 18 matches in the minimum three games this season and is 4-0 in games that went the full five games … The Rams are 3-0 against ranked teams, including an upset of then-No. 8 BYU in the first battle between two nationally ranked conference teams … Courtney Cox (So., OH) established a new career-high and notched her third 20-plus outing with 24 kills and made it a double-double with 13 digs vs. UNLV … Catie Vagneur (Sr., OH), who stands second in the league with a team-high 4.05 kills per game average, drilled 20 kills vs. SDSU to make her fourth entry into the 20-kill club and registered a double-double with 12 digs … Kristen Vance (Sr., DS) notched her first 20-dig outing of the season in her final regular-season match in Moby Arena … Angela Knopf (So., MB) also hit double figures both nights (12 kills vs. UNLV and 16 vs. SDSU) and hit .344 for the week … As a team, CSU maintains the conference lead in kills (16.74) per game, service aces (1.92) and assists (15.17) … The Rams also stand second in hitting percentage (.255) … After drawing crowds of 1,563 (vs. SDSU) and 1,140 (vs. UNLV), CSU owns eight of the top-15 attendance figures in the MWC … The Rams drew the largest crowd by a MWC team to date when 4,112 cheered them to victory over BYU on Oct. 22 … Listed No. 11 in the USA Today/AVCA national poll this week, CSU plays at Utah Friday, then must face No. 10 BYU in the final match of the regular season . The winner of that match will likely be the first Mountain West Conference regular-season champion and earn the No. 1 seed in next week’s championship.
New Mexico Lobos (9-20, 4-8 MWC)
The Lobos climbed a notch in the league standings for the second consecutive week, moving into fifth place with a 3-1 win over Air Force on Friday … Micaela Conley (Jr., OH) led all hitters with a career-high 24 kills vs. Air Force to register her first 20-plus kill outing as a Lobo … Conley hit .452 (24-5-42) in the match and just missed her tenth double-double with nine digs … Vanessa Shields (So., MB) committed just one error with 11 kills in 24 attempts to hit .417 vs. Air Force … Amber Smith (Sr., OH) notched her fifth double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs vs. the Falcons … Janelle Torres (Sr., S) provided 59 assists and 14 kills of her own in the victory … Nana Allison (Sr., DS) also contributed 14 digs and served all three of the Lobos’ aces in the match as the three seniors played their final home match … Now just one game behind fourth-place Air Force, UNM plays at the same two teams as the Falcons this weekend sixth-place San Diego State and eighth-place UNLV in this week¹s action.
San Diego State Aztecs (10-16, 3-9 MWC)
The Aztecs dropped a slot in the league standings after suffering a pair of 3-1 losses last week … Jamie Evans (Sr., OH) registered two double-doubles to bring her total for the season to nine … Evans recorded 13 kills and 15 digs at Wyoming, then tallied 10 kills and 14 digs at CSU … She leads the Aztecs in both kills (268) and digs (237) on the season … Lisa Bostian (Sr., S/OH) enters the week with 1,550 career assists and needs just 39 more assists to move into a tie for seventh on the Aztecs’ all-time chart … Seeing most of her time at outside hitter in recent action, Bostian contributed 10 kills at Wyoming, then led the Aztecs with 14 kills at CSU … Earlier, named the Aztecs’ first Mountain West Conference Player of the Week recipient (Nov. 1), Nicole Akporiaye (Fr., MB) led all hitters at Wyoming with 16 kills and added nine at CSU … Katie Magnuson (So., OH) registered a double-double with 10 kills and a career-high 20 digs at CSU … The schedule has not been easy for SDSU which opened the season against four ranked opponents and has played a total of nine top-25 foes without a victory thus far … SDSU will look to snap a four-match slide when they host cross-town rival San Diego in the final non-conference match of the season on Wednesday … Currently tied for sixth place in the conference, the Aztecs will look to regain ground in the standings as they play host to fifth-place New Mexico Friday and fourth-place Air Force Saturday.
UNLV Rebels (10-13, 2-10 MWC)
The Rebels snapped a six-match losing streak with a 3-1 win at Wyoming, after falling in four games at CSU … Angie Sylvas (Sr., OH) recorded a pair of double-doubles, while Danielle Gerlach (Sr., OH) notched a double-double at Wyoming and reached double-digits in kills in both matches … Sylvas collected 10 kills and 18 digs at CSU, then at Wyoming she drilled 26 kills and totaled 14 digs … Her 26 kills is just one shy of her career high, stands as the third highest total in the MWC and is her fourth entry in the 20-kill club this season … Gerlach led the Rebels with 14 kills at CSU, then collected 13 kills and 15 digs at Wyoming … Maria Julia Goes (So., S) came in to provide 21 assists, nine digs and three blocks at CSU, then played the entire match at Wyoming and collected 45 assists, 13 digs and three blocks … After opening the season with a school-best seven consecutive wins, the Rebels have lost 10 of the last 12 matches, five of those losses have come at the hands of ranked foes (USC, Pepperdine, BYU twice and CSU) … UNLV claimed its first league win with an upset of previously undefeated No. 14-ranked Colorado State on Oct. 16 … The Rebels have a chance to climb as high as fifth in the conference standings, or could remain where they are in eighth, as they host fourth-place Air Force Friday and fifth-place New Mexico Saturday in the final regular-season action.
Utah Utes (19-7, 9-3 MWC)
The Utes had their regular-season title hopes squelched as they suffered a sweep at BYU Friday … McKelle Stilson (So., MB) led the Utes with nine kills while hitting .261 at BYU … Stilson leads the team with 351 total kills and has reached double figures in kills in 21 of 26 matches this season … Graciela Torres-Lopez (Sr., S), who owns three triple-doubles this season, has totaled 1,147 assists this season making her Utah’s all-time assist record holder with a career total to 4,853. Averaging 12.33 assists per game, Torres-Lopez continues to close in on the prestigious 5,000 milestone and needs just 147 to reach the mark … As a team, Utah leads the league in digs per game with a 15.84 average and is third in four other categories … All but one of Utah’s losses (vs. Georgia) this season have been to top 25 ranked teams (No. Iowa, Pepperdine, Stanford, BYU twice, and CSU) … Utah will be aiming at the 20-win plateau when it plays host to CSU and Wyoming in the final weekend of the regular-season … The Utes battled the Rams to five games on the road and can move into a tie for second in the league standings with an upset of CSU, but will need BYU to also defeat the Rams.
Wyoming Cowgirls (9-18, 3-9 MWC)
Led by this week’s conference player of the week, Melody Friehauf (Jr., MB), the Cowgirls split a pair of four-game matches last week … Wyoming defeated SDSU on Friday, then fell to UNLV Saturday … Friehauf claimed her second player of the week honor of the season after hitting .484 and averaging 4.25 kills and 1.75 blocks for the week … She notched her third double-figure blocking match with 10 vs. UNLV and owns 19 double-figure kill outings on the season, including the last seven in a row … Friehauf ranks second in the conference with a team-high .371 attack percentage and a 1.39 blocks per game average … She owns 955 career kills to stand seventh in Wyoming history and is second in career blocks with 436 to date … Michelle Keller (Fr., OH) drilled a career-high 15 kills and added 11 digs vs. SDSU … Rachel Lau (So., MB) also notched 15 kills while hitting .321 vs. SDSU … Jamie Burke (Jr., OH) was the fourth Cowgirl in double digits vs. SDSU as she collected a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs … Barbie Bragg (Jr., OH) notched her first career double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs vs. UNLV … The Cowgirls have a tough road this week, but could play spoiler, as they face two of the top three teams in the league (at BYU and Utah).
Match-Bests
Here is a list of the best individual and team single-match performances in the Mountain West Conference thus far.
Attack Percentage
Indiv.: .909 (10-0-11) by Sunny Tonga (BYU) at Wyoming O 23
Team: .537 (34-5-54) New Mexico vs. Jackson State S 3
Kills
Indiv.: 30 by Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Evansville S 25
Team: 86 UNLV at Nevada, Reno S 28, SDSU vs. Northern Arizona O 25
Blocks
Indiv.: 13 (1/12) by Summer Jennings (CSU) vs. Utah O 23
Team: 22 Wyoming vs. Montana State S 4
Digs
Indiv.: 27 by Caroline Bower (BYU) at Arizona O 26
Team: 95 Colorado State vs. Utah O 23, New Mexico at Wash. State S 11
Assists
Indiv.: 78 by Maria Julia Goes (UNLV) at Nevada, Reno S 28
Team: 81 UNLV at Nevada, Reno S 28, CSU at Air Force N 5
Service Aces
Indiv.: 8 by Christel Eves (UNLV) at Maryland S 11
Team: 17 UNLV at Maryland S 11
MWC Preseason Coaches’ Predictions
The coaches from the eight Mountain West Conference institutions registered their votes for projected order of finish in the new conference prior to the season. BYU, which has won the conference title in its first year with each of its previous three conferences, is favored to claim the inaugural MWC crown. The league competition should be exciting as the voting was very close the rest of the way. Colorado State was chosen to be the runner-up, Utah was picked to finish third and UNLV completes the upper half at fourth.
Here is the complete preseason poll:
1. BYU
2. Colorado State
3. Utah
4. UNLV
5. Wyoming
6. New Mexico
7. San Diego State
8. Air Force
Four MWC Teams Were Mentioned In Preseason National Poll
Four women’s volleyball teams from the Mountain West Conference received mention in the USA Today/AVCA preseason national poll. Two were listed among the nation¹s top-25 and two others received votes.
Brigham Young University enters the season ranked No. 7 in the nation. The Cougars finished 1998 listed No. 6 in the final poll with a 31-4 record. Colorado State climbed into the preseason poll at No. 24. The Rams posted a 24-8 record in 1998 but were not ranked at the end of the season.
Utah received 24 votes to place just outside of the top-25. The Utes owned a 21-10 record in 1998. UNLV brings the conference total to four teams mentioned in the preseason poll by gaining one vote. The Rebels went 23-8 this past season.
Rich Postseason History
Six of the eight MWC women’s volleyball programs have competed in postseason action over the years while the other two programs have only been in competition since 1996. Leading the charge is Brigham Young University, which has competed in the NCAA tournament 17 times. Highlighting BYU’s NCAA success is a national runner-up finish in 1993. The Cougars have also reached the Regional Final seven times - including the past three years.
Colorado State has competed in the last four NCAA tournaments bringing its total to 10. San Diego State has made 12 NCAA appearances, New Mexico seven, Wyoming four and Utah one. In addition, CSU and Utah have each competed in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
Superlative Clubs Lists
30-Kill Club
30 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Evansville S 25
20-Kill Club
27 Brooke Effland (AFA) vs. Denver O 6
26 Angie Sylvas (UNLV) at Wyoming N 13
25 McKelle Stilson (Utah) at Cal S 25
25 Angie Sylvas (UNLV) at Air Force O 23
24 Jamie Burke (Wyo) vs. Arkansas S 11
24 Shaylor Billings (AFA) vs. Tenn. Tech S 11
24 Amber Smith (UNM) vs. SDSU O 23
24 Catie Vagneur (CSU) at Air Force N 5
24 Courtney Cox (CSU) vs. UNLV N 11
24 Micaela Conley (UNM) vs. Air Force N 12
23 Courtney Cox (CSU) at Denver S 21
23 Catie Vagneur (CSU) at Denver S 21
23 Angie Sylvas (UNLV) at Nevada-Reno S 28
23 Angela Knopf (CSU) vs. Utah O 23
23 Catie Vagneur (CSU) vs. Utah O 23
23 Alisa Geddes (Utah) vs. Notre Dame O 20
23 Summer Koons (AFA) vs. Colorado State N 5
22 Amy Hallquist (SDSU) at Creighton S 12
22 Brooke Effland (AFA) vs. Utah O 2
21 Angie Sylvas (UNLV) at Louisville S 10
21 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Arkansas S 11
21 Jamie Burke (Wyo) vs. Notre Dame S 24
21 McKelle Stilson (Utah) at Air Force O 2
21 Shaylor Billings (AFA) vs. UNLV O 23
21 Angie Sylvas (UNLV) at San Diego State O 29
21 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Weber State O 30
21 Brooke Effland (AFA) at New Mexico N 12
20 Shaylor Billings (AFA) vs. Morgan State S 10
20 Amber Smith (UNM) vs. Wash. State S 11
20 McKelle Stilson (Utah) vs. Utah State S 16
20 Brooke Effland (AFA) at Alabama S 17
20 McKelle Stilson (Utah) vs. Pepperdine S 17
20 Nina Puikkonen (BYU) vs. Pepperdine S 18
20 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Notre Dame S 24
20 Amber Smith (UNM) vs. SMU S 25
20 Mari Carpenter (BYU) vs. Weber State O 5
20 Jamie Burke (Wyo) vs. New Mexico O 9
20 Nina Puikkonen (BYU) vs. Notre Dame O 19
20 Jeanette Graves (UNLV) at Air Force O 23
20 McKelle Stilson (Utah) at Colorado State O 23
20 Mari Carpenter (BYU) at Arizona State O 25
20 Courtney Cox (CSU) at Air Force N 5
20 Catie Vagneur (CSU) vs. San Diego St. N 13
Double-Figure Block Club
13 Summer Jennings (CSU) vs. Utah O 23
11 Summer Koons (AFA) vs. Utah O 2
11 Rachel Lau (Wyo) vs. Montana St. S 4
11 Alicia Erickson (UNLV) at SDSU O 29
11 Shaylor Billings (AFA) vs. Colorado St. N 5
11 Nina Puikkonen (BYU) at SDSU N 5
11 Nina Puikkonen (BYU) at UNLV N 6
10 Alicia Erickson (UNLV) vs. SDSU O 2
10 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) at Colorado S 14
10 McKelle Stilson (Utah) at Georgia S 10
10 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. Montana St. S 4
10 Nina Puikkonen (BYU) vs. Toledo S 4
10 Justine Kamelamela (UNLV) at SDSU O 29
10 Melody Friehauf (Wyo) vs. UNLV N 13
20-Dig Club
27 Caroline Bower (BYU) at Arizona O 26
26 Alisa Geddes (Utah) at Colorado State O 23
25 Brooke Effland (AFA) vs. Tennessee Tech S 11
22 Micaela Conley (UNM) at Wyoming O 9
22 Tracy Wilkerson (AFA) vs. Denver O 6
22 Alisa Geddes (Utah) at California S 25
21 Janelle Torres (UNM) vs. Wash. State S 11
21 Brooke Effland (AFA) vs. UNLV O 23
20 Tharommony In (AFA) vs. Utah O 2
20 Jamie Evans (SDSU) at Creighton S 12
20 Tracy Wilkerson (AFA) vs. UNLV O 23
20 Nana Allison (UNM) vs. SDSU O 23
20 Kristen Vance (CSU) vs. SDSU N 13
Triple-Double Club
(15k-12d-11b) Shaylor Billings (AFA) vs. CSU N 5
(12k-10d-62a) Graciela Torres-Lopez (Utah) vs. CSU O 23
(12k-16d-60a) G. Torres-Lopez (Utah) vs. Pepperdine S 17
(10k-11d-60a) G. Torres-Lopez (Utah) vs. Weber State S 7
(16k-11d-11b) Rachel Lau (Wyo) vs. Montana State S 4
Grand Fan Club
4,112 BYU at Colorado State O 22
3,533# Pepperdine at BYU S 18
2,557 Utah at BYU N 12
2,584 Colorado at Colorado State S 1
2,063 Notre Dame at Colorado State S 25
1,563 San Diego State at Colorado State N 13
1,532 Utah State at BYU S 17
1,471 SMU at Colorado State S 17
1,415 Wyoming at Colorado State O 29
1,381 Colorado State at Wyoming O 2
1,318 Evansville at Colorado State S 24
1,218 Notre Dame at BYU O 19
1,175 Utah at Colorado State O 23
1,154 New Mexico at BYU O 29
1,140 UNLV at Colorado State N 11
# New Arena Record
This Week’s Additions
The kills category received the most additions this week with five new entries, including one first-time addition. Courtney Cox (CSU) got things rolling with her third entry of the season 24 kills vs. UNLV on Nov. 11. Brooke Effland (AFA) notched her fourth 20-plus kill outing with 21 at New Mexico on Nov. 12.
Micaela Conley (UNM) joined the elite group as she led her team to victory with 24 kills vs. Air Force on Nov. 12. Catie Vagneur (CSU) also made her fourth entry with 20 kills vs. San Diego State on Nov. 13. Angie Sylvas (UNLV) recorded the third-highest kill total of the season with 26 at Wyoming on Nov. 13 to make her fourth entry in the 20-kill club.
Kristen Vance (CSU) totaled 20 digs against San Diego State for her first entry of the season. Melody Friehauf (WYO) totaled 10 blocks for the third time this season.
Three additions were made to the Grand Fan Club this week as Colorado State drew over 1,000 fans for both of its matches (1,140 UNLV at CSU on Thursday and 1,563 San Diego State at CSU on Saturday). BYU made its third entry in that category when 2,557 watched Utah at BYU on Nov. 12.
