Baylor VB’s Kara McGhee Earns Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 11, 2022

Baylor VB’s Kara McGhee Earns Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Senior earned award after a double-double against WVU
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu

IRVING, Texas – Kara McGhee of the No. 18-ranked Baylor volleyball program has been named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

McGhee, a senior middle blocker, earned the honor after recording her second-career double-double against West Virginia on Oct. 8, posting 10 kills and 10 blocks. It was her second match of the season recording double-digit blocks. She also led the team in points against the Mountaineers, raking in 16.5 over the three sets.

She averaged 2.00 blocks per set for the week in matches against Oklahoma and West Virginia, averaging 3.33 blocks per set against the Mountaineers. Totaling a league-best 16 blocks for the week, she had three solos – all against WVU – and 13 assisted.
The San Antonio, Texas, native helped the Bears be the only Big 12 team to go 2-0 for the week. She currently sits at third in the nation and first in the conference for overall blocks per set with 1.61. She’s fifth in the NCAA and first in the Big 12 for total blocks with 109.
McGhee is also producing on the offensive side, with her 10 kills against the Mountaineers being her fourth-consecutive double-digit match in kills. She had only one error in the match with WVU to have a .563 hitting percentage, and led the team over the two matches on the week with a .472. Her 12 kills against Oklahoma on Oct. 5 were a season-high for the senior, averaging 2.40 kills per set in that match with a .400 hitting percentage. In the rankings, McGhee is second in the nation and first in the conference in hitting percentage at .447.

Next up, McGhee and the Bears will travel to Houston for a top-25 matchup against No. 22 Rice that is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Tudor Fieldhouse and will be streamed on ESPN+.


2022 BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Megan Wilson, OU, OH, So. (8/30)
Logan Eggleston, UT, OH, Sr. (9/6)
Eleanor Holthaus, ISU, OH, Sr. (9/13)
Megan Wilson, OU, OH, So. (9/20)
Audrey Nalls, TCU, OH, Sr. (9/27)
Madisen Skinner, UT, OH, So. (10/3)
Audrey Nalls, TCU, OH, Sr. (10/11)
Defensive Player of the Week
Zoe Fleck, UT, L, Sr. (8/30)
Maddie Correa, TTU, L, So. (9/6)
Zoe Fleck, UT, L, Sr. (9/13)
Callie Kemohah, OU, DS, So. (9/20)
Skye Stokes, WVU, OH/DS, Jr. (9/27)
Zoe Fleck, UT, L, Sr. (10/4)
Kara McGhee, BU, MB, Sr. (10/11)
Rookie of the Week
Averi Carlson, BU, S, Fr. (8/30)
Riley Simpson, BU, OH, RS-Fr. (9/6)
Averi Carlson, BU, S, Fr. (9/13)
Morgan Perkins, OU, MB, Fr. (9/20)
Allie Sczech, BU, OPP, Fr. (9/27)
Shaylee Myers, KSU, OH, Fr. (10/4)
Maya Duckworth, ISU, OH, Fr. (10/11)

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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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