DENVER – Idaho sophomore outside hitter Allison Walker has been named Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 7-13. This is the third WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and fourth of her career for Walker.
The Othello, Wash., native averaged 4.62 kills, 2.50 digs, 0.50 blocks, 0.25 service aces and 5.19 points per set as Idaho extended its win streak to five matches and clinched second place in the WAC Tournament, which includes a first-round bye. Walker had her 13th double-double of the season in Idaho’s 3-1 win over Fresno State as she finished with 17 kills and 14 digs. She had just five errors in that match and hit .316. It was the seventh time this season Walker hit .300 or better and had at least 10 kills in a match. She also had a season-high two aces and added three blocks. Walker had her sixth 20-plus kill match of the season, and third in Idaho’s last four matches, when she finished with 20 kills against Nevada in the regular-season finale. The 20 kills were three shy of her season-high. She also added six digs and a block to lead Idaho to a second-place WAC finish, its highest in its seven seasons in the conference, and its highest finish in any conference since winning the Big Sky in 1995.
Other nominees included: Fresno State’s Korrin Wild posted a pair of double-doubles, averaging 5.11 kills, including a career-high 27 against Utah State, to go with 2.78 digs and 0.78 blocks per set as the Bulldogs went 1-1 on the week ... Kanani Danielson of Hawai‘i averaged 3.17 kills and 2.67 digs per set as the Rainbow Wahine secured their 11th perfect season in WAC play ... Nevada’s Tatiana Santiago averaged 10.50 assists, 2.38 digs, 0.88 kills and 0.75 blocks per set on the week ... Kelsi Phillips of New Mexico State recorded her 1,000th career dig and averaged 4.83 digs, 1.00 service aces and 0.83 assists per set as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week ... San Jose State’s Alex Akana averaged 3.33 kills, 1.33 blocks, 1.00 assists and 0.67 digs per set on the week ... Shay Sorensen of Utah State averaged 3.11 kills and 1.11 blocks on the week.