SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State junior outside hitter Jayme Wright was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week after leading the Hornet volleyball team to a pair of victories last week over Weber State and Idaho State. The award marks the third-straight week in which the Hornets have received the honor as Lisa Beauchene (Oct. 8) and Tasman Dwyer (Oct. 15) were named previously.
Wright combined to record per game averages of 4.67 kills, 4.67 digs and 0.50 service aces per game. The Pleasanton, Calif., native also struck for a .313 hitting percentage and committed just eight errors in 64 total attacks.
In Friday’s first-place showdown with Weber State, she led all players in kills (19) and digs (13) while also recording a season-high .459 hitting percentage. Wright, who also notched three aces, committed just two errors in 37 total attacks. Her 19 kills were also a season high.
Saturday, Wright led all players with 15 digs while adding nine kills. The junior also contributed two blocks as the Hornets extended their season-high winning streak to seven matches.
Wright has now led Sacramento State in digs in five-consecutive matches and has recorded double figures in digs in 10 of her last 11 contests. In addition, she has notched eight double-doubles (in kills and digs) this season.
For the year, Wright leads the Hornets in digs (3.44 per game), and is second on the squad in kills (2.91 per game) and third in assists (0.72 per game). In conference competition, Wright leads the Big Sky with 4.06 digs per game. Overall, she is fourth in the conference in digs.
Sacramento State has won each of the last 21 games over its seven-match winning streak and is currently 14-5 overall and 8-1 in the Big Sky. The team is all alone in first place, two games ahead of Northern Arizona, Weber State and Eastern Washington, who are each tied for second place.
The Hornets host non-conference opponents Nevada (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.) and 16th-ranked BYU (Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.) before closing the week at Northern Arizona on Saturday, Oct. 27.