Volleyball

BU, OU & UT Acquire Penultimate 2022 Big 12 VB Weekly Awards

Texas’ Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres (Offensive), Baylor’s Kara McGhee (Defensive) and Oklahoma’s Morgan Perkins (Rookie) captured Big 12 Volleyball honors for the 13th week of the season. The Big 12 has the highest RPI ranking of any league and has eight teams in the top 100 (89% of the league), the best percentage among Power Five leagues. Conference teams will find out their postseason destinations during the NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball Championship Selection Show this Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

Ka’aha’aina-Torres helped the Longhorns clinch their 15th Big 12 title with wins over Kansas (3-0) and No. 15 Baylor (3-1). The senior led the UT offense to a .310 hitting percentage while dishing out 90 assists and averaging 12.86 assists per set, the most in the league during the week. The first-time weekly award winner added 13 digs, four kills, four blocks and one service ace while helping the Longhorns to their 11th league championship in the last 12 seasons.

McGhee had seven blocks in Baylor’s four-set win over Iowa State, including one solo. During the match against the Cyclones, she became the third player at Baylor during the rally-scoring era and the sixth all-time in school history with 500 career blocks (510). The 2020 All-Big 12 First Team member had the second-most blocks on the week (13) and the third-most blocks per set (1.63) in the league. This is the senior’s second weekly recognition this season and the seventh of her career (six defensive, one rookie).

Perkins posted a career-high 15 kills in a 3-1 victory on the road against Kansas State. She led all freshmen for the week in kills per set (3.75) and hitting percentage (.667), which tied for second overall in the Big 12 in both categories. Defensively, the Rosharon, Texas native led OU with four blocks which moved her to 98 block assists on the season, the ninth-most in a single season in program history. Perkins leads all freshmen in the Big 12 this season in hitting percentage (.421) and blocks per set (1.17) while leading the Sooners to their best league record since 2019. This is her second Big 12 accolade.

A full list of the season’s weekly Big 12 Volleyball award winners can be found here.

Offensive Player of the Week
Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres, UT, S, Sr. 

Defensive Player of the Week
Kara McGhee, BU, MB, Sr.
 
Rookie of the Week
Morgan Perkins, OU, MB, Fr.