LOGAN, Utah – Utah State volleyball's Tatum Stall has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Nov. 12. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
 
With their sponsorship of the Student-Athlete of the Week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.
 
Stall helped Utah State become the outright Mountain West regular season champions last week as USU defeated Boise State (3-1) and San José State (3-0).
 
Against the Broncos, the native of Chandler, Arizona, had 15 kills, 12 digs, three service aces, two assists and two blocks. And against the Spartans, the senior outside hitter had 15 kills, hitting .500 (15-2-26), while adding four digs, two assists, two blocks and an ace. For the week, Stall logged 30 kills, hitting .359, to go along with 16 digs, four assists, four service aces and four blocks.
 
The Aggies (22-5, 15-1 MW), who have now won 12-straight matches, will next face Fresno State (16-11, 10-6 MW) on the road on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. (MT).
 
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included: 
MEN'S BASKETBALL – Junior wing Great Osobor (Bradford, England) helped Utah State to 1-1 record last week with a 101-48 home win against South Dakota Mines and a 72-66 overtime loss at Bradley. Against the Hardrockers, Osobor recorded 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. And against the Braves, he recorded 22 points, just one shy of tying his career high, to go along with seven rebounds, three assists, one steal and a career-best four blocks. For the week, Osobor led the team with 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while also averaging 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals. He shot 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from the field and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) at the free throw line.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – Junior forward Bridget Mullings (Phoenix, Arizona) averaged a team-best 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in her first two games as Utah State had a pair of losses to CS Northridge (79-64) and Eastern Washington (75-39). Against the Matadors, Mullings came off the bench to record a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double, while shooting an efficient 6-of-8 from the floor in just 21 minutes of action. She followed that performance by scoring eight points and grabbing eight rebounds in 19 minutes against EWU. Mullings also totaled three steals on the week, while shooting a combined 9-of-13 (.692) from the field in the two contests.
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY – Senior Max Wehrli (South Weber, Utah) placed 43rd at the NCAA Mountain Regional, held in Lubbock, Texas, with a time of 30:18.3 in the 10K race. USU finished 10th out of 17 teams.
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY – Junior Emma Thornley (Layton, Utah) was Utah State's top finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regional, held in Lubbock, Texas, as she placed 23rd in the 6K race with a time of 20:15.9. USU placed eighth out of 20 teams.
 
FOOTBALL – Junior running back Rahsul Faison (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) rushed for a career-high 181 yards on a career-best 22 carries and scored one touchdown in Utah State's 41-24 Mountain West home win against Nevada. Those 181 rushing yards are the most by an Aggie since 2016.
 
SOCCER – Graduate goalkeeper Diera Walton (Draper, Utah) tallied a season-high-tying seven saves in Utah State's 2-0 loss at No. 1-seed BYU in the first round of the NCAA Championship. In what was the final game of her record-setting career as an Aggie, Walton played all 90 minutes in net, facing nine total shots against the nation's highest-scoring offense.
 
2023-24 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Aug. 28 – Shelby Capllonch, Volleyball
Sept. 4 – Adna Mehmedovic, Volleyball
Sept. 11 – Jaiden Francois, Football
Sept. 18 – Diera Walton, Soccer
Sept. 25 – Shelby Capllonch, Volleyball
Oct. 2 – Bodin Zarkovic, Men's Tennis
Oct. 9 – Cooper Legas, Football
Oct. 16 – Tatum Stall, Volleyball
Oct. 23 – Bodin Zarkovic, Men's Tennis
Oct. 30 – Julio Arronte Sanchez, Golf 
Nov. 6 – Whitney Lopez, Soccer
Nov. 13 – Tatum Stall, Volleyball
 
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