DENVER – Texas State senior setter Caleigh McCorquodale has been named Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2. This is the first-ever WAC Player of the Week honor for McCorquodale.

The Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods HS) native averaged 7.21 assists, 3.29 digs, 0.86 kills and 0.43 blocks per set as she led Texas State to a perfect 4-0 record last week. McCorquodale began the week with her second double-double of the season, finishing with 20 assists, 20 digs and four blocks in a five-set win over Sam Houston State. She was then was named the Lamar Invitational MVP after leading the team to sweeps of South Carolina State, Tulane and Lamar, including the team’s first win over the Cardinals in Beaumont since 2004. McCorquodale guided the Bobcat offense to a .261 team hitting percentage for the tournament, where she averaged 9.00 assists, 2.89 digs and 1.00 kills per set. She posted her second double-double of the week against Tulane, finishing with 33 assists and 13 digs.

Other nominees included: Faimie Kingsley of Denver averaged 2.10 kills non .370 hitting and 0.9 blocks per set at the Bluejay Invitational... Idaho’s Allison (Walker) Baker was named to the all-tournament team at the UCSB Fall Invitational after averaging 4.36 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.86 blocks per set ... Desiree Scott of New Mexico State was named to the all-tournament team at the La Quinta Invitational after averaging 1.75 kills on .389 hitting and 1.08 blocks per set as the Aggies went 2-1 ... San Jose State’s Krista Miller averaged 3.78 kills on .459 hitting, 3.00 digs, 0.89 blocks and 0.50 service aces per set as the Spartans went 2-1 at the Lonestar Showdown ... Sarah Jaeckel of Seattle U averaged 4.20 kills and 2.00 digs per set as the Redhawks went 2-1 on the week ... UT Arlington’s Shelby Dickson averaged 3.00 kills and 3.82 digs per set last week ... Brittney Malloy of UTSA averaged 2.60 kills on .437 hitting and 1.27 blocks per set as the Roadrunners went 3-1 on the week ... Utah State’s Rachel Orr was named to the all-tournament team at the Aztec Invitational after averaging 3.20 kills on .364 hitting, 0.90 digs and 0.5 blocks per set as the Aggies went 2-1.