Colorado’s Ana Burilovic (offensive), Texas Tech’s Sierra Grizzle (defensive) and Baylor’s Morgan Madison (rookie) procured the Big 12 Volleyball weekly awards for the first week of Conference play.
Burilovic recorded the second-most kills per set nationally last week with an average of 5.86. The junior from Split, Croatia, helped Colorado beat an AVCA top 15 team for the first time since Sept. 24, 2021, with a 3-1 win over then-No. 14 BYU. The Buffaloes added another ranked win with a 3-0 victory over then-No. 23 Utah to mark the second time in program history that CU has beaten back-to-back ranked opponents in consecutive road matches. Burilovic led both matches in kills, hitting percentage, and aces. She finished the week with 49.5 points, 41 kills on a .337 hitting percentage, seven aces, 15 digs and two blocks. Burilovic is the first Buffalo to receive a Big 12 weekly honor since Kerra Schroeder was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18, 2010. She was also named the AVCA Division I Player of the Week to become the first CU player since 2017 and eighth in program history to receive the national award.
Grizzle led the Conference with 5.13 digs per set and has totaled 41 digs in eight sets through two Conference matches. The libero leads the Big 12 this season with an average of 4.78 digs per set, good for No. 21 nationally. It is the junior’s second weekly award this season as she becomes the first Red Raider since the 2021 season to earn two Big 12 weekly accolades in the same season.
Madison led Baylor with 4.11 digs per set in two league wins to open Conference play. Her 4.11 digs per set was the third-highest mark in the Big 12 last week. In the Bears’ 3-1 road win over Texas Tech, the freshman libero collected 15 digs, seven assists and two aces. She followed that performance with a 22-dig effort against then-No. 9 TCU, tied for the most by a Horned Frog opponent this season and the most by a Big 12 player last week. It is her second weekly award this season.
Offensive Player of the Week
Ana Burilovic, Colorado, PIN, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sierra Grizzle, Texas Tech, DS, Jr.
Rookie of the Week
Morgan Madison, Baylor, DS, Fr.