OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kendall Kipp, 5th, RS, Stanford (Newport Beach, Calif.)
» 4.33 KPS (39 total), .474 PCT, 2.00 DPS (18 total), 5.5 PPS, 9 blocks, 6 aces
- Helped Stanford to a pair of road wins at UCLA and No. 24 USC, securing the Cardinal’s second straight Pac-12 Championship and 21st overall.
- Averaged 4.33 kills per set, 2.00 digs per set and 5.5 points per set to go along with nine blocks and six aces across the two matches.
- In the five-set win over the Bruins, tied her season high with 21 kills on .409 hitting with six digs, five blocks and one ace.
- Followed that with a double-double of 18 kills and 12 digs with five aces and four blocks against the Trojans, helping clinch the Pac-12 title outright on Sunday.
- Kipp’s fifth Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award of her career and third this season (Sept. 12, 2022; Nov. 7, 2022; Sept. 4, 2023; Oct. 2, 2023).
- Stanford’s 31st offensive weekly honor, a league record for most all-time.
ALSO NOMINATED: Madi Endsley, WASH; Skylar Fields, USC; Gabby Gonzales, ORE; Lexi Hadrych, COLO; Lauren Jardine, UTAH; Marta Levinska, ASU; Annalea Maeder, CAL; Pia Timmer, WSU; Megan Sheridan, OSU.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elena Oglivie, Sr., LB, Stanford (Honolulu, Hawaii)
» 4.78 DPS (43 total), 4 aces
- Led the Cardinal defensively on the road at UCLA and No. 24 USC as Stanford clinched back-to-back Pac-12 Championships.
- Tallied 20-plus digs in both matches over the weekend, giving her six total this season and four 20-plus dig performances in the last five matches.
- Recorded a match-high 22 digs in the five-setter against the Bruins, Stanford’s fourth straigth win over UCLA.
- Collected another match-high of 21 digs at USC, handing the Trojans their first home loss of the season and giving the Cardinal their 13th straight win in the series over the Trojans.
- Fourth Defensive Player of the Week honor this season and ninth of her career (March 23, 2021; Aug. 30, 2021, Sept. 19, 2022; Nov. 14, 2022; Nov. 21, 2022; Sept. 11, 2023; Oct. 9, 2023; Nov. 6, 2023).
- Stanford’s league-leading 37th all-time defensive weekly award.
ALSO NOMINATED: Karson Bacon; ORE; Geli Cyr, ASU; Tara DeSa, CAL; Skyy Howard, COLO; Emrie Satuala, UTAH; Gala Trubint, USC; Gala Trubint, USC.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Maggie Li, Fr., OH, California (Beijing, China)
» 4.75 KPS (38 total), 2.13 DPS (17 total), 4.9 PPS, 3 blocks
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