SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sophomore setter Lisa Beauchene was named co-Big Sky Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for her efforts in leading the Hornets to a 2-0 record and the team’s fifth-consecutive regular season conference championship last week.Beauchene, who shared this week’s award with Eastern Washington’s Janelle Ruen, was also named Big Sky Player of the Week on Oct. 8.
In two victories last week, the Auburn, Wash., native combined to record a .645 hitting percentage and per game averages of 3.14 kills, 12.71 assists, 1.86 digs and 0.29 services. In 31 total attacks, Beauchene notched 22 kills with just two errors.
Against Eastern Washington on Friday, Beauchene tallied nine kills, 38 assists, six digs, two service aces and a .438 hitting percentage (nine kills and two errors in 16 total attacks).
In the Hornets’ victory over Portland State on Saturday, Beauchene recorded an .867 hitting percentage, which was the second best mark in Sacramento State single-match history. She notched a team-high 13 kills with zero errors in 15 attacks. In addition to the kills and hitting percentage, Beauchene also notched 51 assists, seven digs and two blocks.
Beauchene has now hit at least .300 in six-consecutive matches and has recorded a .488 hitting percentage over that span. She is currently first among team leaders in hitting percentage (.377) and assists (11.36 per game), second in digs (3.09 per game), third in service aces (0.28 per game), fourth in blocks (0.63 per game) and fifth in kills (2.06 per game).
Beauchene’s current season hitting percentage of .377 would rank as the best mark in school history. The program record is .355, set by Kerry Lewis in 1994.
Beauchene has been a major contributor to a Sacramento State team that finished the regular season with a 19-8 overall record and a 12-2 mark in the Big Sky. The Hornets will host the Big Sky Tournament this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 15-17. Sacramento State, which is the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye, will play Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Big Sky Tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.