SAN FRANCISCO -- Washington State's Penny Tusa was selected as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 22-Oct. 28 as announced by the Pac-12 Conference office Monday. The sophomore is now the second Cougar to earn the award in 2018, and is the second straight Offensive Player of the Week award for WSU. The weekly award was the first career Player of the Week honor for Tusa as well.
During the previous week, Penny was crucial in the offensive attack for the Cougars as Washington State defeated both Utah, and Colorado on the road in back-to-back matches for the first time in program history. This was also the first program victory on the road at Utah as well with the Cougars sweeping the Utes in Salt Lake City. Tusa notched 15 total kills against Utah Wednesday evening last week, and recorded an impressive hitting percentage of .483 by the final point in this contest. She went on to add 14 digs, one service ace, two assists, and one block assist in the 3-0 road win.
Tusa continued to find success in the following match at Colorado, providing a career-high 19 kills in the matchup, and tallied two service aces. Penny posted her second consecutive double-double with 13 digs in the contest, added two assists, and totaled 21.0 points overall in the four-set victory over the Buffs as well. She complied 34 total kills in the week, with three total aces, and 27 overall digs to help fuel the Cougars to back-to-back Pac-12 road wins.
Washington State returns to the court next, Friday, November 2, as the Cougars will host Pac-12 opponent Arizona inside Bohler Gym with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.
During the previous week, Penny was crucial in the offensive attack for the Cougars as Washington State defeated both Utah, and Colorado on the road in back-to-back matches for the first time in program history. This was also the first program victory on the road at Utah as well with the Cougars sweeping the Utes in Salt Lake City. Tusa notched 15 total kills against Utah Wednesday evening last week, and recorded an impressive hitting percentage of .483 by the final point in this contest. She went on to add 14 digs, one service ace, two assists, and one block assist in the 3-0 road win.
Tusa continued to find success in the following match at Colorado, providing a career-high 19 kills in the matchup, and tallied two service aces. Penny posted her second consecutive double-double with 13 digs in the contest, added two assists, and totaled 21.0 points overall in the four-set victory over the Buffs as well. She complied 34 total kills in the week, with three total aces, and 27 overall digs to help fuel the Cougars to back-to-back Pac-12 road wins.
Washington State returns to the court next, Friday, November 2, as the Cougars will host Pac-12 opponent Arizona inside Bohler Gym with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.