DALLAS, Texas -- After a 2-1 weekend inside Diddle Arena and a sweep over Tennessee, outside hitter Paige Briggs was tabbed C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, while middle hitter Lauren Matthews garnered Defensive Player of the Week honors for her performance.Â
Now averaging 3.94 kills a set on the season, Briggs collected 23 kills on a .697 hitting clip against Tennessee Tech on Friday, while pulling in 31 more kills against Texas A&M and Indiana, totaling 61 points through the weekend.
Matthews picked up 26 blocks over the weekend, including four solo stuff blocks up against Tennessee Tech. The middle hitter went in for seven block assists up at Tennessee, nine block assists against Indiana and totaled 14.5 points against the Hoosiers. Matthews is currently squared up second for the Hilltoppers, averaging 1.19 blocks a set.
Offensive Player of the Week:Â
S19Â Â Â Â Paige Briggs, WKU
Defensive Player of the Week:
S19Â Â Â Â Lauren Matthews, WKU
Setter of the Week:Â
S19Â Â Â Â Carly Graham, Rice
Freshman of the Week:Â
S19    Adri Rhoda, Middle Tennessee
WKU opens up conference on the road in Birmingham, as the Hilltoppers take on the Blazers of UAB, Friday September 23 at 7 p.m. CT. The match will be available on radio on 102.7 F.M. ESPN and live streaming on CUSA-tv.
How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
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