Tullos Earns Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors

HOUSTON – University of Houston Volleyball graduate Rachel Tullos earned her first Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor after a stellar weekend towards UCF, the league introduced Tuesday.

Over the pair of suits, Tullos tallied 11 blocks, averaging 1.57 in keeping with set, to guide the convention in the class for the week. She additionally added 4 digs, six kills with a .357 hitting proportion and two aces. 

The heart blocker opened the weekend with 3 blocks and a kill in a sweep of the Knights on Friday adopted by means of an eight-block appearing in Saturday’s four-set win. She additionally added 5 kills and a .400 hitting proportion in the sequence finale towards UCF.

Tullos has tallied 64 blocks this season and broke Houston’s overall blocks file previous this season. She now has 618 in her occupation, the first Cougar to tally greater than 600. She’s additionally in 2d on each the block assists and block solos lists. 

The honor is Houston’s 3rd Defensive Player of the Week variety this season. Tullos joins junior Kellen Morin and senior Kate Georgiades with recognitions. It’s additionally Tullos’ 6th occupation Player of the Week honor. 

UP NEXT

Houston heads again on the highway for its closing sequence suits of the season. The crew heads to Norman, Okla., for a couple of battles towards Oklahoma at 6 p.m., Thursday and six p.m., Friday. 

Both suits will likely be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. 

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