LOGAN, Utah – Utah State volleyball received a pair of weekly awards from the Mountain West as senior outside hitter Kaylie Ray was named the Offensive Player of the Week and freshman setter Kaylie Kofe earned Freshman of the Week honors.
 
Ray (Chandler, Arizona) earned Offensive Player of the week honors after recording 34 kills across a pair of Utah State home wins over UNLV and San Diego State. Ray averaged 3.78 kills per set for the week. Against the Rebels, Ray hit a career-high 20 kills on a .395 hitting percentage. In the fifth set, Ray hit three kills in the closing stages of the fifth set to help clinch the win for the Aggies. Ray followed up the effort by posting 14 kills on a .242 hitting percentage in a 3-1 win over San Diego State. She hit three kills during a 4-1 run for the Aggies that turned a 22-21 deficit into a 25-23 win in set two, giving USU a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Kofe (Idaho Falls, Idaho) recorded 100 assists and had two double-doubles across Utah State's pair of home wins last week, also adding 21 digs, three aces, two blocks and four kills. Kofe averaged 11.11 assists per set and 2.33 digs per set for the week. She finished with 57 assists against the Rebels, the most assists by a player in a MW match this season, and added 11 digs, two kills and one block assist. Kofe then finished with 43 assists against the Aztecs, adding 10 digs, two kills, one ace and one solo block. She finished off a 4-1 Aggie run in the second set with an ace to clinch the set and give USU a 2-0 lead. In the final set, Kofe recorded a solo block, winning a joust at the net to halt an Aztec run and start a 3-1 burst from USU to clinch the match.
 
The two awards are the first for either Ray or Kofe in their careers. They are also the fourth and fifth weekly awards for USU after the team swept all three awards several weeks ago.
 
Up Next
The Aggies head to the road to finish out the regular season. USU will face Wyoming on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m., before wrapping up conference play at Colorado State on Saturday, Nov. 23, at noon. Utah State will then prepare for the Mountain West Tournament to take place on Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 27-30, in Las Vegas.
 
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