Ohio State's Gordon Named Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week

Buckeye Senior Records Season-High 36 Kills in 3-1 Upset Over Minnesota

Ohio State's Stacey Gordon has earned her 13th career Big Ten Player of the Week honor.

Ohio State's Stacey Gordon has earned her 13th career Big Ten Player of the Week honor.

Oct. 4, 2004

Stacey Gordon, Ohio State
SR, Outside Hitter, Oshawa, Ontario/Eastdale Collegiate

Gordon earned her second Big Ten Player of the Week honor of the season and the 13th of her career after leading the 16th-ranked Buckeyes to a pair of wins on the weekend, including a 3-1 upset over No. 1 Minnesota.

The senior outside hitter recorded a season-high 36 kills in the victory over the Golden Gophers, averaging nine kills per game with a .368 hitting percentage.  Last Friday's upset over Minnesota marked the 16th match Gordon has had 30 or more kills in her career.

In a 3-0 sweep of Iowa on Saturday, Gordon registered 14 kills to extend her streak of consecutive matches with double-figure kills to 90.  For her career, she has had double-figure kills in 103 of 105 matches. 

Her 12 digs against Minnesota and 16 versus Iowa gives her four consecutive matches with double-figure digs and now has five double-figure dig matches this season.  Gordon has recorded double-figure digs in 74 career matches and 72 matches with double-figure kills and digs in her career.

Gordon has helped lead Ohio State to first place in the Conference at 4-0 and a 14-0 record overall - the Buckeyes' best start in school history and OSU's third-longest winning streak.