Oct. 8, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo.— The Big 12 Conference announced Monday afternoon that Missouri freshman Weiwen Wang won the conference's Offensive Player of the Week award. Wang (Nanjing, China) led the Tigers to a 2-0 record last week, which is part of a three-match winning streak and included a five-game victory at Colorado and a sweep of Texas Tech, which allowed Mizzou to move from ninth to sixth place in the conference race. She averaged 5.62 points, 4.00 kills and 2.00 blocks while compiling a .527 hitting percentage and 1.38 digs per contest.
At Colorado, Wang broke school records in blocks (13) and most kills without an error (19). Wang tallied a season-high 28 points in addition to recording the second-best attack clip (.559) in Mizzou history. The Nanjing, China native also contributed six digs and two aces to the Tigers' effort.
Against the Red Raiders, Wang posted 13 kills on a .476 hitting percentage with five digs, three blocks and two aces.
Wang is the first Tiger to win the honor since Jessica Vander Kooi's second career nod on September 25, 2006. In addition, she is the sixth person from Mizzou to win the honor in the last six years and the first Tiger freshman to win the award since Shen Danru did on September 9, 2002.
Ironically, this is the second time in the last two years that when Mizzou quarterback Chase Daniel wins the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honor in football, Mizzou volleyball also has a player win praise. Both Daniel and Vander Kooi won the honor on September 4, 2006.
Colorado's Callie Webster won the conference's Defensive Player of the Week Award.
Mizzou hosts Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday in the Hearnes Center before traveling to take on Baylor Saturday.
| Missouri Volleyball History | |
| Honors & Awards | |
| Conference Player of the Week | |
| BIG EIGHT | |
| Oct. 29, 1990 | Sherri Gentry |
| Sep. 14, 1992 | Yvette Buhlig |
| Oct. 26, 1992 | Yvette Buhlig |
| BIG 12 | |
| Oct. 16, 2000 | Lisa Morris |
| Nov. 6, 2000 | Heather Gerber |
| Oct. 15, 2001 | Naaron Branson |
| Sep. 9, 2002 | Shen Danru |
| Sep. 30, 2002 | Mary Lauren Smith* |
| Sep. 29, 2003 | Shen Danru |
| Sep. 5, 2005 | Lindsey Hunter |
| Sep. 26, 2005 | Nicole Wilson* |
| Sep. 4, 2006 | Jessica Vander Kooi |
| Sep. 25, 2006 | Jessica Vander Kooi* |
| Oct. 8, 2007 | Weiwen Wang |
| * also AVCA National Player of the Week | |
2007 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Aug. 27 -- Sarah Pavan, Nebraska, RS, Sr.
Sept. 4 -- Nataly Korobkova, Kansas State, OPP, Jr.
Sept. 10 -- Destinee Hooker, Texas, OH, So.
Sept. 17 -- Juliann Faucette, Texas, OH, Fr.
Sept. 24 -- Emily Brown, Kansas, OH/S, Sr.
Oct. 1 -- Destinee Hooker, Texas, OH, So.
Oct. 8 -- Weiwen Wang, Missouri, MB, Fr.
2007 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Aug. 27 -- Christina Houghtelling, Nebraska, OH, Sr.
Sept. 4 -- Anna Breyfogle, Baylor, MB, So.
Sept. 10 -- Mariana Blum, Oklahoma, OH, Sr.
Sept. 17 -- Ashley Mass, Iowa State, L, Fr.
Sept. 24 -- Anna Breyfogle, Baylor, MB, So.
Oct. 1 -- Jillian Phillips, Texas A&M, MB, Jr.
Oct. 8 -- Callie Webster, Colorado, L, Jr.
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