DENVER ? Hawai?i left-side hitter Jamie Houston has been named the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 28. This is the first WAC Player of the Week for the 2006 season. This is also the first career honor for Houston.
The Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville) native, led the Rainbow Wahine to two wins against No. 19 Pepperdine. She was the team leader in kills both nights, posting 21 and a career-high 28. The sophomore also had 19 and 13 digs, respectively to collect two double-doubles. Houston ended the week with 49 kills, 32 digs and seven blocks. Hawai?i won two thrilling matches over No. 19 Pepperdine in five-games. The first time the Rainbow Wahine started the year with two five-gamers since 1978 (losing to Utah State and beating Pepperdine).
Other nominees included: Cheryl Selenak of Fresno State led the team with 67 digs in four matches, averaging 5.15 dpg ... Stacy Sode of Idaho was named to the all-tournament team at the Sooner Legends Nike Classic, recording 50 digs ... Shannon Phillips of Louisiana Tech averaged 4.07 kpg and 2.71 dpg ... Teal Ericson of Nevada had 41 kills in three matches, as the Wolf Pack went 2-1 ... Alice Borden of New Mexico State had 61 kills in four matches, as the Aggies’ started the season 4-0 ... Jessie Shull of San Jose State had 62 digs, leading the Spartans to a 3-0 start ... Amanda Nielson of Utah State had 36 kills and 14 digs in three matches.