Kendall Mairs, Taelyn Bentley Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State volleyball team netted two conference weekly awards on Tuesday, as Kendall Mairs was named Pac-12 Setter of the Week, while Taelyn Bentley was tabbed the league’s Defensive Player of the Week. The announcement was made by the Pac-12 office in San Ramon, California.

With their accolades, Mairs received conference recognition for the second straight week and third time this season, while Bentley earned the first weekly honor of her career.

Both student-athletes played pivotal roles in the Aztecs’ sweeps of Oregon State (Oct. 8) and Gonzaga (Oct. 10) at home last week, as the Scarlet and Black held two opponents to a combined .098 hitting percentage to help extend its winning streak to five straight.

In two matches, Mairs led the Pac-12 with 35 assists and 11.67 assists per set while ranking second on the team with 13 digs (2.17/set) and third with seven block assists. In addition, the Aztec sophomore displayed her versatility with five kills and a service ace. Thanks to Mairs’ setting, SDSU topped the Pac-12 with a .368 team hitting percentage for the week.