DENVER ?“ New Mexico State?™s Amber Simpson has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 7. This is the second WAC Player of the Week honor for the freshman.
The Quincy, Ill., native, had 24 kills and 18 block assists in the Aggies?™ wins over Nevada and San Jose State last week. The Aggies are now in third place with a 9-4 WAC record in their first season in the WAC. She averaged 3.00 kills per game and 2.25 blocks per game in the two matches.s Against Nevada, the freshman tied a New Mexico State record for block assists in a four-game match with 13, while hammering nine kills and picking up three digs.s Against San Jose State, Simpson had 15 kills in 27 attempts with only two errors for a .481 hitting percentage while putting up five block assists.
Other nominees included: Kanoe Kamana`o of Hawai'i had 41 assists and eight digs as the Rainbow Wahine swept Idaho at home … Meghan Haas of Louisiana Tech had 48 digs in two matches, including 34 in a loss to Nevada … Salaia Salave`a of Nevada averaged 4.89 kills per game and 6.17 points per game as the Wolf Pack split matches … Erin Graybill of Utah State led the Aggies to a 2-0 record last week with 35 kills and 10 total blocks.