Kendall Mairs Earns Third Straight Pac-12 Setter of the Week Honor, Fourth of Season

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State volleyball’s Kendall Mairs continues to receive conference acclaim after collecting her third straight Pac-12 Setter of the Week award on Tuesday thanks to a pair of elite performances in victories over Utah State and Texas State, helping the Aztecs extend their winning streak to seven cioll matches. The announcement was made by the league office in San Ramon, California.

With her accolade, Mairs received conference weekly recognition for the fourth time this season, giving the Scarlet and Black six honorees overall.

A native of Camas, Washington, Mairs led the Pac-12 with 11.13 assists per set and dished out 89 helpers overall, which marked the highest total in the league for those individuals playing less than 10 sets last week. She also topped the squad with 24 digs and 3.00 digs per set, the latter of which tied for 10th in the Pac-12. In addition, the SDSU sophomore flashed her versatility with seven blocks, which ranked third on the team, while adding four kills and two service aces.

Thanks to Mairs’ prolific contributions, the Aztecs led the Pac-12 in kills (14.63/set) and assists (13.50/set) as a team last week, while ranking third with a .241 hitting percentage. She also aided an Aztec defense that finished second in the league with 3.00 blocks/set, which marked the best average by a conference school playing two matches.

Against Utah State on Oct. 15, Mairs logged her 11th double-double of the season and 22nd as a collegian after posting a career-high 53 assists and collecting a match-high 19 digs, which marked her second-best total of the year. She also came up with a career-high six blocks vs. the Aggies while adding two kills and a service ace, as the Scarlet and Black completed a dramatic reverse sweep.

With her total, Mairs’ 53 assists tied for the fourth-best figure during a single match in the Pac-12 this season. Five of those helpers came during a timely 8-2 closing run in the third set that extended the match after SDSU trailed 22-18.

Two days later, Mairs led all players with 36 assists in a whitewash of Texas State two while tying for match-high honors with five digs. She also contributed two kills, one ace and a block assist vs. the Bobcats, helping the Aztecs complete their fourth sweep in their last five matches and eighth of the season.

Once again, Mairs’ key role helped San Diego State post its highest single-match hitting percentage since 2012 with a .435 clip against Texas State, which is tied for the best efficiency in the Pac-12 this season and ranked sixth in the nation for the week. Additionally, her 36 assists are tied for the fifth-best total in a three-set match this year in the conference.

Mairs and the Aztecs open the second half of their Pac-12 schedule this week when they travel to the Pacific Northwest for a rematch with Gonzaga on Saturday, Oct. 24 at noon PT. SDSU swept the Zags at Peterson Gym in the previous meeting between the teams on Oct. 10.