ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference announced the Jersey Mike's A Sub Above Western Athletic Conference (WAC) weekly volleyball awards for the week ending Sept. 1. UVU's Evalyn Chism was named Setter of the Week, and Lani Matavao was named Libero of the Week. Preseason Player of the Year Tatum Parrott was the Player of the Week.
 
Chism wins the award for the first time in her career after setting a new career-high with 43 assists in the win over CSU Bakersfield. She became the first Wolverine since Kristi Lindley in 2007 to have 40 assists in a match. Her 115 assists over the three matches propelled her into the Top 10 in assists in the UVU history book, with 544 in her career. The UVU sophomore added a strong game in the front row for Utah Valley, finishing the weekend with 10 kills and six block assists while adding three aces from the service line.
 
Matavao wins her third Libero of the Week honor at Utah Valley. The Preseason WAC Libero of the Year finished the opening weekend for UVU with an average of 3.50 digs/set for a total of 35 over the three wins. In the season-opening match, she set a season-high with 16 digs, added two assists in the sweep of Eastern Washington, and then added her second double-digit performance against Kansas City with ten digs.
 
Since joining the WAC, Utah Valley has had 36 players earn WAC Player of the Week honors as the Wolverines are set to open play on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Ellesyn Invitational against Montana. The match is set for 6:00 p.m. MT and will air on ESPN+.