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MWC Volleyball Co-Players of the Week UNLV's Lauren Miramontes and Utah's Lori Baird share weekly honor.
Oct. 29, 2007 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - UNLV senior middle blocker Lauren Miramontes and Utah junior middle hitter Lori Baird were named Mountain West Conference Co-Volleyball Players of the Week. This is the second weekly honor for Miramontes this season (third of her career) and the second career award for Baird. Miramontes, an Upland, Calif., native, led UNLV to an upset victory over then-No. 18 Colorado State last week. She had match-highs in kills (15) and blocks (a career-best seven), while hitting .414 for the match. Miramontes had only three hitting errors in 29 attempts, while also notching three digs and one service ace in the Rebels' sweep. Baird, from Murray, Utah, led Utah to a 3-0 record on the week, including a 2-0 mark in conference play with wins over Wyoming and Air Force. In a non-conference sweep of Utah Valley State, she had eight total blocks (six assisted, two solo), seven kills, three digs and a hitting efficiency of .429. Against Wyoming, Baird turned in a match-and season-high .632 hitting percentage (13-1-19), while collecting eight total blocks, two service aces and an assist in the Utes' 3-0 win. She followed with an 11-kill, seven-block performance vs. Air Force, tallying no hitting errors in 18 attempts for a .611 hitting percentage. On the week, Baird averaged 3.44 kills, 2.56 blocks, 0.44 digs, 0.44 service aces and 5.39 points per game with a .569 hitting percentage.
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