Utah’s Kamryn Gibadlo (offensive), Arizona State’s Mary Shroll (defensive) and Kansas’ Reese Ptacek (rookie) collected weekly Conference volleyball awards for the seventh week of the 2024 season.
Gibadlo totaled double-digit kills for the 11th and 12th time this season as the Utes tallied a pair of top 20 sweeps over then-No. 17 TCU and then-No. 18 Baylor. The sophomore posted a .309 hitting percentage with just seven errors on 55 swings while averaging 4.92 points per set and 4.00 kills per set. The outside hitter from Cave Creek, Arizona is the first Utah player to earn Big 12 volleyball weekly recognition and has guided Utah into the AVCA/TARAFLEX Top 25 for the first time this season (No. 20).
Shroll repeats as the Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week and collects her third overall weekly accolade this season after helping the Sun Devils take down in-state rival Arizona and Texas Tech to improve to 5-1 in league play. The libero pursuing a master’s degree in business analytics totaled 60 digs in the two matches, including a season-high 32 in the four-set victory over the Wildcats. The 2023 AVCA All-Region member’s 8.57 digs per set led the league during the week and ranked third nationally while her 28 digs against the Red Raiders are the most in a three-set Big 12 match this season.
Ptacek racked up 21 kills and 10 total blocks after earning back-to-back starts for the first time in her collegiate career while helping the Jayhawks collect road sweeps of West Virginia and Cincinnati. The freshman’s .690 hitting percentage (No. 3 nationally for the week) and 1.67 blocks per set led the league during week seven while her 4.50 points per set ranked eighth. Ptacek joins Zoey Burgess as the two KU student-athletes to earn the Rookie of the Week honor so far this season.
A full list of this season’s weekly award winners can be found here.
Offensive Player of the Week
Kamryn Gibadlo, Utah, OH, So.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mary Shroll, Arizona State, L, Gr.
Rookie of the Week
Reese Ptacek, Kansas, MB, Fr.