San Jose State outside hitter Kimberly Noble has been named the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 6. This is the first player of the week honor for the senior.
Noble, a native of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., led San Jose State to a dramatic win over Nevada, as the Spartans overcame a 0-2 deficit to capture their first WAC win of the season.
Against Nevada, Noble hit .478 and added three aces, digs and four total blocks, as the Spartans won three-straight games to defeat the Wolf Pack. The win was only the third for San Jose State this season. Against Fresno State, she hit .392 despite the loss, adding 23 kills and three aces.
In two matches, the outside hitter had 51 kills and hit .433, adding six aces and eight digs. For the season she averaged 5.25 kpg, while averaging 5.67 last week. She averages 0.23 service aces a game for the season and 0.67 sapg last week.
Other nominees included: Tuli Peters, Fresno State; Kanoe Kamana`o, Hawaii; Salaia Salave`a, Nevada; Rebeca Pazo, Rice; Beth Karasek, SMU and Lindsey Eaves, Tulsa.