DENVER ? Nevada outside hitter Teal Ericson has been named the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 4. This is the first career WAC Player of the Week for the junior.
The Tahoe City, Calif. (North Tahoe) native, was named MVP of the AT&T Invitational after leading Nevada to a 2-0 record and tournament title. She opened the invitational with 22 kills against Montana and followed with 21 versus Pacific. She averaged 6.14 kills and 6.43 points per game. Her attack percentage for the weekend was .432.
Other nominees included: Tara Hittle of Hawai?i averaged 3.44 kills per game and 3.33 digs per game at the Hawaiian Airline Classic ... Erin Curtis of Idaho had 33 kills in three matches at the Shamrock Invitational ... Shannon Phillips of Louisiana Tech had four double-doubles as the Lady Techsters earned their first wins of the season ... Amber Simpson of New Mexico State had 21 kills in two sweeps of Florida A&M, as the Aggies’ start the season 6-0 ... Jessie Shull of San Jose State broke her own WAC record with 47 digs against Santa Clara ... Amanda Nielson of Utah State had 18 kills and nine digs in two matches.