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Solano Awarded Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors
October 28, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
Junior Emerson Solano picked up the first weekly award of her career after a career-high 31-dig performance.
IRVING, Texas – Etching her name atop the conference leaderboard, junior Emerson Solano picked up the first weekly honor of her career and was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a strong performance against Oklahoma.
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Solano led all Big 12 student-athletes with a career-high 31 digs and 7.75 digs per set against the Sooners. Her new personal best was the most digs recorded by any Big 12 player in four sets this season and her 31-dig performance sits at No. 6 in the Texas Tech record book in four-set contests.
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In addition to her bar-setting efforts on the back row, Solano finished the Red Raiders' match against Oklahoma with three service aces (which tied her career high) and five assists.
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The Red Raiders are set to continue conference this week with a 6 p.m. contest against No. 1 Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at United Supermarkets Arena. For all the latest information on the Texas Tech volleyball team, visit TexasTech.com or follow @TexasTechVB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Solano led all Big 12 student-athletes with a career-high 31 digs and 7.75 digs per set against the Sooners. Her new personal best was the most digs recorded by any Big 12 player in four sets this season and her 31-dig performance sits at No. 6 in the Texas Tech record book in four-set contests.
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In addition to her bar-setting efforts on the back row, Solano finished the Red Raiders' match against Oklahoma with three service aces (which tied her career high) and five assists.
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The Red Raiders are set to continue conference this week with a 6 p.m. contest against No. 1 Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at United Supermarkets Arena. For all the latest information on the Texas Tech volleyball team, visit TexasTech.com or follow @TexasTechVB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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