Wilson, Huddleston Claim #BigSkyVB Weekly Honors
FARMINGTON, Utah (November 11, 2019) – The Big Sky Conference announces its #BigSkyVB Players of the Week. Montana State’s Evi Wilson has been tabbed the Offensive Player of the Week and Montana’s Missy Huddleston took home Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week.
Wilson had an outstanding weekend for the Bobcats as Montana State posted its first Big Sky road sweep since 2011 and its first win at Idaho since 1989.
In all, Wilson averaged an impressive 4.86 kills per set with an equally impressive .394 attack mark.
In the Bobcats’ win at Eastern Washington, she matched her season-high with 19 kills (4.75 kps), while hitting .368 from the floor. Wilson followed that effort with 15 kills (5.00 kps) and a .429 attack as the Bobcats recorded its first-ever 3-0 sweep of the Vandals in Moscow.
Wilson also chipped in 12 digs (1.71 dps), one block and one service ace on the weekend.
Huddleston helped Montana to their first victory over Idaho in Moscow since 1991 and snapping a 14 game losing skid in the series.
Huddleston averaged 1.30 blocks per set, in addition to 2.30 digs per set across two road matches.
Against Idaho, she tallied a team-high eight blocks and also registered a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs. Trailing Set 5, 12-10, Montana rallied to win 18-16, with Huddleston recording three blocks and a kill over Montana's final eight points.
The following night at Eastern Washington, Huddleston tallied five blocks, in addition to another double-double with 17 kills (on .586 hitting, without an error) and 12 digs.
Huddleston also averaged 3.00 kills per set on .349 hitting this past week.
Other Offensive Players Nominated: Rylin Roberts, Weber State; Ashtin Olin, Sacramento State; Shannon Webb, Southern Utah; Ashlyn Blotzer, Eastern Washington; Sydney Lema, Northern Arizona; Haylie Keck, Idaho State; Parker Webb, Portland State; Missy Huddleston, Montana; Kailey Jo Ince, Northern Colorado
Other Defensive Players Nominated: Aubrey Adams, Weber State; Sarah Falk, Sacramento State; Thea Leiataua, Southern Utah; Catelyn Linke, Eastern Washington; Allyssa Rizzo, Montana State; Sydney Lema, Northern Arizona; Taylor Meeks, Idaho State; Ellie Snook, Portland State; Taylor Els, Northern Colorado