Tulsa middle hitter Lindsay Eaves has been named the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 15. The junior has earned Tulsas first player of the week since Kristien Van Lierop earned the honor in 2000.
The Houston, Texas native, led the Golden Hurricane to a 3-0 record and a tournament title at the Ewing-Grover Olds/GMC Truck Invite presented by Adams Mark. With the wins, Tulsa moved into first place in the WACs Eastern Division with a 7-3 record. The Golden Hurricane lost only one game in three matches
Eaves earned MVP honors at the tournament after hitting .350 in three matches. For the season, she hits .305. She committed only six errors in 80 attacks in three matches. With 34 kills, she also improved her season kills per game average. She also added a season-high 14 kills in a win against UT-San Antonio. She finished the week with four assists, four aces, seven digs and nine blocks to lead the Hurricane.
Other nominees included: Cameron Flunder, Boise State; Kristen Fenton, Fresno State; Lily Kahumoku, Hawaii; Lia Mora, Louisiana Tech; Christine Harms, Nevada; Rebeca Pazo, Rice; Kimberly Noble, San Jose State and Kelly Larkan, SMU.