CU Captures Pair of Pac-12 Athletes of the Week Honors
November 19, 2018 | Volleyball
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of Colorado women's volleyball team took two of the three weekly honors for the Pac-12, the conference announced Monday, with Naghede Abu being named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time this season and Jenna Ewert earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor for the second time this season.
Abu led the Buffaloes to a road sweep of the Oregon schools with 27 total kills and 21 blocks. She broke a school record she previously shared at 15 blocks in a match with 17 against Oregon State. With this accomplishment she has moved within a single block of the school record in total career blocks. This is Abu's third Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor and fourth total Pac-12 Athlete of the Week award in her career.
Ewert had a career weekend with back-to-back career highs in assists. She began with 55 in five sets against No.16-ranked Oregon, then took over in a five-setter against Oregon State with 60. She also tied the school record in blocks for a setter with 10 in a match, marking just the second-ever assists and blocks double-double in CU history. Ewert was also just a pair of digs away from notching the only triple-double without kills in school history. This is Ewert's second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor, earning it two weeks ago as well.
Arizona State's Alyse Ford was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, averaging six kills per set in a win against USC and a loss to UCLA.
This is the fourth time in school history that CU has had two Pac-12 Athlete of the Week honors in the same week. The first-such occasion came in 2015 when Abu earned the first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor. She was also a part of a duo last season with Brynna DeLuzio.
The Buffaloes have a quick turnaround with four matches in eight days. After the road sweep, the team heads to Los Angeles, Calif., to take on UCLA Wednesday at 2 p.m. MT, then finish the regular season Friday at noon.
Abu led the Buffaloes to a road sweep of the Oregon schools with 27 total kills and 21 blocks. She broke a school record she previously shared at 15 blocks in a match with 17 against Oregon State. With this accomplishment she has moved within a single block of the school record in total career blocks. This is Abu's third Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor and fourth total Pac-12 Athlete of the Week award in her career.
Ewert had a career weekend with back-to-back career highs in assists. She began with 55 in five sets against No.16-ranked Oregon, then took over in a five-setter against Oregon State with 60. She also tied the school record in blocks for a setter with 10 in a match, marking just the second-ever assists and blocks double-double in CU history. Ewert was also just a pair of digs away from notching the only triple-double without kills in school history. This is Ewert's second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor, earning it two weeks ago as well.
Arizona State's Alyse Ford was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, averaging six kills per set in a win against USC and a loss to UCLA.
This is the fourth time in school history that CU has had two Pac-12 Athlete of the Week honors in the same week. The first-such occasion came in 2015 when Abu earned the first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor. She was also a part of a duo last season with Brynna DeLuzio.
The Buffaloes have a quick turnaround with four matches in eight days. After the road sweep, the team heads to Los Angeles, Calif., to take on UCLA Wednesday at 2 p.m. MT, then finish the regular season Friday at noon.
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