FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State senior Mykah Eshbaugh earned MIAA Volleyball Offensive Athlete of the Week honors on Monday for helping the Tigers to a 3-0 record last week. The Tigers defeated Emporia State at home, then went on the road to knock off Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State.
Eshbaugh averaged 4.00 kills per set with a .277 attack percentage. She led FHSU in kills in all three contests, totaling 11 in a three-set win over Emporia State and 12 in another three-set win over Missouri Southern before going off for a career-high 21 kills in a five-set win at Pittsburg State. It was the most kills in a single match by a Tiger since 2019. She totaled 44 kills on 101 attempts for the week, while adding five blocks, four digs and two assists.
Eshbaugh joins Sophie McMullen of Washburn (Defensive Athlete of the Week) and Lindsey Houran of Central Oklahoma (Setter of the Week) as the weekly honorees from the conference office.