Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards – 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; Elena Oglivie, STAN; 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.
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