FARMINGTON, Utah – After leading the Eagles in kills in a pair of wins over Montana, Eastern Washington University volleyball player Maya McClellan has been named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced this morning (Feb. 23). The award is the first of McClellan's career.
 
McClellan helped the Eagles top Montana in five sets in back-to-back matches, sweeping the Grizzlies in the regular season for the first time since 2016. In the first match on Feb. 21, the redshirt-sophomore totaled a career-high 19 kills before setting a new career-best with 22 the following day. In all, McClellan totaled 41 kills in two matches and averaged 4.10 kills per set.
 
She was also efficient, hitting .378 on Feb. 21 with 19 kills and only five errors on 37 total attempts, following with 22 kills and just seven errors on 52 attempts to swing .288 in game two. Over two matches, she hit .326 (41k-12e-89ta).
 
McClellan was instrumental in helping the Eagles win both games. In the first match, the Eagles went on a 6-0 run to close out the game in set five. Three points came from McClellan, including back-to-back kills to finish off the set.
 
In Eastern's second win over the Griz, she helped the Eagles come back from a 2-0 deficit, hammering down seven of EWU's 14 kills in set three and four kills in the fifth and final set, including the game-winner.
 
McClellan hails from San Carlos, Calif., and transferred in after one season at Nevada. She currently leads the Eagles with 2.67 kills per set, totaling 112 on the year. She has notched double-digit kills in six out of Eastern's 11 matches so far, leading the team in four.
 
This is the second Big Sky Player of the Week honor for the Eagles this season, as senior Catelyn Linke earned the defensive nod on Feb. 9 for EWU's first Player of the Week recognition since 2016. Linke was also a candidate for the defensive honor this week as well, as she averaged 4.60 digs per set over two matches with a season-high 27 in game two. Linke currently leads the Big Sky Conference with 4.68 digs per set and is seventh on EWU's career dig list with 1,163 total digs.
 
The Eagles have this week off before resuming action at Sacramento State on March 6 and March 7 in Sacramento, Calif. Eastern Washington is currently eighth in the Big Sky standings with a 5-6 overall record and a 4-6 mark in conference play.