Emily Ehrle Named Big 12 Rookie of the Week
By: Matt Dowdy - Texas Tech University
Updated: September 10, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas
Tech freshman Emily Ehrle became the third Red Raider to earn a Big 12
weekly award this season Monday when she was tabbed the conference
Rookie of the Week.
Ehrle
led the Red Raiders with 46 kills over four matches last week,
including double-digit kill totals over the final two matches at the
Best Western Grant Creek
Inn Invitational last weekend in Montana.
The
Crowley, Texas native hit .293 over 14 sets, including a .432 mark
against Furman where she connected on a career-high 23 kills. The
performance marked the first
time a Tech player had reached the 20-kill mark this season and was also
the most kills in a match since Amanda Dowdy recorded 26 on Sept. 26
last year at New Mexico.
Ehrle
was named to the Best Western Grant Creek Inn Invitational
all-tournament team as she also recorded 13 kills in the finale against
Montana to help the Red Raiders
complete the week with a 10-1 overall record.
"It's
a nice sense of respect for Emily's hard work," second-year head coach
Don Flora said. "She came off the bench last week and really stepped up
and delivered
a solid performance in a five-set win over Furman. Our staff is proud of
her hard work."
The
selection marks the third-straight week a Texas Tech player has earned a
conference award as Rachel Brummitt has picked up defensive nods twice
already and Emily
Ruetter was named the conference's top rookie a week ago as well.
The
program had not previously earned a conference accolade in three
consecutive weeks in school history. Texas Tech has now picked up seven
weekly award selections
in just over a season under Flora, a vast improvement over recent years
where the program had been honored just 12 times prior to his arrival.
Carolina
Jarmoc of Kansas was named the conference Offensive Player of the Week
while her teammate Brianne Riley and Oklahoma's Maria Fernanda shared
Defensive Player
of the Week honors.
The
Red Raiders return to action this weekend at the Rice Invitational
where Texas Tech will face Houston Baptist, Cal State Northridge, and
the host Owls in the two-day
tournament that begins Friday afternoon at Tudor Fieldhouse.
