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10/20/2026 2:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Freshman pin hitter Taylor Stanley was named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. Reese Messer was named to the Big 12 Starting Seven.
The award marks the fourth of the season for Stanley.
Stanley tallied 5.44 points and 4.63 kills per set in a pair of matches last week, including a Top 10 match against No. 8 Arizona State. She paced the Jayhawk offense in a sweep of Kansas State in Manhattan with 16 kills and a pair of service aces. In the loss to ASU, Stanley tallied 21 kills, five blocks and an ace.
The freshman leads the conference and is third in the nation with 5.67 points per set and ranks second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally with 4.73 kills per set. She has recorded double-digit kills in every match this season.
Messer leads the conference with 10.50 assists per set and recorded 88 assists through two matches. She added 21 digs and anchored the Jayhawk offense to a .256 hitting percentage.
Stanley, Messer and the Jayhawks return to action on Friday night when they travel to No. 13 TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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The award marks the fourth of the season for Stanley.
Stanley tallied 5.44 points and 4.63 kills per set in a pair of matches last week, including a Top 10 match against No. 8 Arizona State. She paced the Jayhawk offense in a sweep of Kansas State in Manhattan with 16 kills and a pair of service aces. In the loss to ASU, Stanley tallied 21 kills, five blocks and an ace.
The freshman leads the conference and is third in the nation with 5.67 points per set and ranks second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally with 4.73 kills per set. She has recorded double-digit kills in every match this season.
Messer leads the conference with 10.50 assists per set and recorded 88 assists through two matches. She added 21 digs and anchored the Jayhawk offense to a .256 hitting percentage.
Stanley, Messer and the Jayhawks return to action on Friday night when they travel to No. 13 TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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