Pac 12 Volleyball Awards Winners, Pac 12 Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards 2023
by T Santhosh | Updated Nov 29, 2023
Pac 12 Volleyball Awards Winners
The Pac-12 Volleyball Awards celebrate outstanding players each week. The recent winners showcased remarkable skills on the court. Iman Ndiaye, the Offensive Player of the Week from UCLA, showcased impressive stats. She averaged 4.40 kills per set (44 total) with an excellent .343 hitting percentage. Additionally, she contributed 1.70 digs per set (17 total) and 4.5 points per set.
Her standout performances included back-to-back 20-plus kill games against Oregon State and USC, tallying a total of 17 digs, 8 blocks, and 4.9 points per set. She nearly secured a double-double against OSU with 23 kills and 9 digs and collected 21 kills against USC. This award marked her first career weekly honor, and she became UCLA's 16th offensive honoree.
Kara McGhee, the Defensive Player of the Week from Oregon, displayed dominance on the defensive end. She recorded 1.86 blocks per set (13 total) and contributed 13 kills with a .308 hitting percentage. Her exceptional defense helped limit opponents to a combined .139 hitting percentage in wins over USC and Oregon State. McGhee's performance also saw her tallying 3.1 points per set. This recognition marked her first Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor and her third weekly award in her career.
Lily Dwinell, the Freshman of the Week from Colorado, exhibited promising skills. She averaged 2.44 kills per set (22 total) with an impressive .364 hitting percentage and contributed 2.7 points per set. Dwinell's standout moments included nine kills against California and 13 kills against Utah.
Her efforts aided Colorado in a weekend split on the final week of the regular season, earning her Colorado's ninth Freshman of the Week honor. These players' exceptional performances and noteworthy statistics were pivotal in their respective teams' successes, earning them well-deserved recognition in the Pac-12 Volleyball Awards.
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Pac 12 Women’s Volleyball Weekly Awards 2023
The table presents the dates along with the respective Offensive, Defensive, and Freshman Players of the Week.
Date
Offensive
Defensive
Freshman
Aug. 28
Mimi Colyer, ORE
Karson Bacon, ORE
Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 4
Kendall Kipp, STAN
Kami Miner, STAN
Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 11
Skylar Fields, USC
Elena Oglivie, STAN
Maggie Li, CAL
Sept. 18
Marta Levinska, ASU
Magda Jehlárová, WSU
London Wijay, USC
Sept. 25
Marta Levinska, ASU
Karson Bacon, ORE
London Wijay, USC
Oct. 2
Kendall Kipp, STAN
Magda Jehlárová, WSU
Maggie Li, CAL
Oct. 9
Caitie Baird, STAN
Elena Oglivie, STAN
Kierstyn Barton, WASH
Oct. 16
Mychael Vernon, OSU
Ryan White, OSU
Kierstyn Barton, WASH
Oct. 23
Skylar Fields, USC
Kendall Kipp, STAN
London Wijay, USC
Oct. 30
Marta Levinska, ASU
Mary Shroll, ASU
Maggie Li, CAL
Nov. 6
Skylar Fields, USC
Elena Oglivie, STAN
Kierstyn Barton, WASH
Nov. 13
Marta Levinska, ASU
Anna Dodson, UCLA
London Wijay, USC
Nov. 20
Kendall Kipp, STAN
Elena Oglivie, STAN
Maggie Li, CAL
Nov. 27
Iman Ndiaye, UCLA
Kara McGhee, ORE
Lily Dwinell, COLO
Pac 12 Women’s Volleyball Postseason Honors
The Pac-12 recently announced the awards for the 2023 women's volleyball season. These honors celebrate outstanding players and coaches in the conference. Stanford, the Pac-12 Champion for two consecutive years, dominated these accolades. Kendall Kipp from Stanford secured the Player of the Year title for the second time in a row. She's part of an elite group of Stanford players who've achieved this honor in back-to-back years. Kami Miner, also from Stanford, was recognized as the Setter of the Year for the second consecutive year. Additionally, Elena Oglivie, representing Stanford, received the Libero of the Year award again, showcasing her exceptional skills in defense.
A standout freshman, Maggie Li from California, was named the Freshman of the Year. Her remarkable performance on the court helped California achieve its first winning season in a while. Arizona State's J.J. Van Niel, in his first year as head coach, made history by earning the Coach of the Year title. His leadership guided the team to a record-breaking season, marking one of the most successful campaigns in the program's history.
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a group of colleges in the western part of the United States that play sports together. There are 12 schools in this group, and they compete in 24 different sports as part of the NCAA Division I level. One of the most popular sports they play is football, and their teams are in the Football Bowl Subdivision, which is the highest level for college football.
These schools are in states like Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Each state's main public university is part of the Pac-12, along with a few other public universities and a couple of private research universities. Over the years, this conference has had different names, but it became the Pac-12 in 2011 when two new schools, Colorado and Utah, joined the group.
The Pac-12 is known for its success in sports. They've won more NCAA national championships in team sports than any other conference. Schools like Stanford, UCLA, and USC have won many of these championships, making the Pac-12 really famous for sports. Recently, there have been some changes with schools leaving and joining other conferences, which has brought some changes and challenges for the Pac-12.
Pac 12 Volleyball Awards Winners - FAQs
They're weekly honors celebrating exceptional players in offensive, defensive, and freshman categories.
Iman Ndiaye (UCLA), Kara McGhee (Oregon), and Lily Dwinell (Colorado) were the recent winners.
Ndiaye had 4.40 kills/set, McGhee recorded 1.86 blocks/set, and Dwinell averaged 2.44 kills/set.
Stanford secured Player of the Year (Kendall Kipp), Setter of the Year (Kami Miner), and Libero of the Year (Elena Oglivie).
Maggie Li (California) was named Freshman of the Year, and J.J. Van Niel (Arizona State) earned Coach of the Year in his first year.