Dwyer’s selection marked the second-consecutive week a Hornet has received the honor as setter Lisa Beauchene earned the award last week.

The Placerville, Calif., native combined to record a .579 hitting percentage and per game averages of 4.17 kills and 0.83 blocks in two matches. Dwyer’s total of 25 kills came with just three errors in 38 total attacks. During the Hornets’ current five-match winning streak, Dwyer has hit .462 with 3.47 kills and 0.94 blocks per game.

In Friday’s victory over Portland State, Dwyer led all players with 14 kills and a .600 hitting percentage. Dwyer, who had just two errors in 20 attacks, also notched three blocks in the match. Against Eastern Washington on Saturday, Dwyer had 11 kills and led all players with a .556 hitting percentage as she recorded just one error in 18 total attacks.

A unanimous first team all-Big Sky selection last season, Dwyer has now recorded double figures in kills in eight of her last nine matches and has a .343 hitting percentage over that span. Additionally, the senior has hit above .430 in four of her last five matches.

For the season, the middle hitter leads the team in kills (207, 3.29 per game) and is second in hitting percentage (.319). Among Big Sky leaders, she is fifth in hitting percentage and eighth in blocks. In conference competition, Dwyer leads the Big Sky in hitting percentage (.370) and ranks fifth in blocks (1.31 per game).

Earlier this season, she became just the seventh player in Sacramento State history to reach 1,000 career kills, and currently has 1,070.

Sacramento State hosts Weber State for first place in the Big Sky standings on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. The Hornets and Wildcats are currently tied atop the conference standings with identical 6-1 records. Sacramento State is currently a season-high seven wins over .500 with a 12-5 overall record.DWYER GARNERS BIG SKY VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS