Women's Volleyball | 11/2/2026 12:00:00 PM
(Farmington, Utah - Nov. 2, 2026) - Fifth year middle blocker
Casidy Fried earned her second Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honor this season, the conference announced on Monday.
After earning Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 19, Fried had another strong week defensively helping lead the Trailblazers to a pair of sweeps and extend their winning streak to 16.
The Middleton, Idaho native tied for the team lead with four blocks, one solo, on Thursday in a sweep against Montana and followed that up on Friday with a team-high eight blocks, including four solo, against Montana State.
In addition to her blocking efforts, Fried added three kills & a dig against the Grizzlies and three kills and a pair of digs versus the Bobcats.
The Trailblazers head out on the road this week traveling to Idaho State (15-9, 7-5 Big Sky) on Thursday and Weber State (14-8, 7-5) on Saturday.
2026 Big Sky Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31 - Nicolette Noble (Montana State)
Sept. 7 - Aspen Boice (Idaho State)
Sept. 14 - Jaydin Watts (Idaho State)
Sept. 21 - Nicolette Noble (Montana State)
Sept. 28 - Aspen Boice (Idaho State)
Oct. 5 - Annalyse Shimada (Utah Tech)
Aspen Boice (Idaho State)
Oct. 12 - Ziya Munyer (Weber State)
Oct. 19 - Casidy Fried (Utah Tech)
Sophia Sparrow (Weber State)
Oct. 26 - Nicolette Noble (Montana State)
Nov. 2 - Casidy Fried (Utah Tech)
