Three Oregon volleyball players were recognized by the Pac-12 following the No. 13 Ducks’ road victories over Cal and Stanford.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205337230@@
On Monday, the league announced its Freshman of the Week (outside hitter Liz Brenner),@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205157914@@ Defensive Player of the Week (libero Haley Jacob)@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3753136@@ and Offensive Player of the Week (setter Lauren Plum).@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=204963207@@
Oregon is the first team to sweep conference players of the week in the Pac-12 this season.@@see first link@@
Brenner, who previously earned Freshman of the Week honors after Oregon beat the Arizona schools, tallied a career-high 31 kills and hit .651 on Friday against a Stanford team that has one of nation’s best defenses.
Jacob keyed a stingy Duck defense, notching up 35 digs against Stanford — Oregon’s second-highest total since the start of rally scoring a decade ago — and 21 digs against Cal.
Plum had double-doubles against both Bay Area squads, combining for 117 assists and 25 digs over the two matches, while leading an efficient Duck offense — Oregon’s .292 hitting percentage against Stanford was a season-high for a Cardinal opponent.
The Ducks conclude the regular season with two matches against rival Oregon State, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Corvallis, and 7 p.m. Friday at Matthew Knight Arena.