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TCU, Arizona State, Kansas and BYU Earn Big 12 Volleyball Weekly Awards

TCU’s Becca Kelley dominated the Big 12 offensive scene this week, leading the Horned Frogs to back-to-back victories over No. 24 Baylor and Kansas State with a historic performance.

The senior outside hitter became the first player in program history to record back-to-back 20-kill games, tallying 20 kills and four blocks in a five-set win over Baylor before matching the feat against the Wildcats. Kelley also hit a career-high .405 against K-State while surpassing 900 career kills—a milestone achieved in the same match.

Her 40 kills across nine sets led the conference, averaging 4.44 kills and 5.06 points per set, cementing her second Big 12 weekly honor of the season.

Arizona State’s Zoey Burgess anchored a defensive masterclass, earning Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Sun Devils to sweeps of UCF and Houston. The junior middle blocker recorded 12 blocks across six sets, averaging a league-leading 2.00 blocks per set while holding UCF to a .034 hitting percentage and Houston to .033.

Burgess also contributed 10 kills on a perfect .500 hitting percentage, marking her first conference weekly accolade of the season. Meanwhile, Kansas’ Reese Messer secured Setter of the Week for the fourth time this season, directing the Jayhawks to a sweep of K-State and Iowa State with 81 assists across seven sets, including 27 in a single match against the Wildcats.

BYU’s rookie sensation Brooke Hardy rounded out the weekly awards, leading the Cougars to a four-set victory over Utah with 10 kills on a league-leading .529 hitting percentage and six blocks—tying her career high in the process.

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