Korhonen Wins WCC Freshman of the Week
10/19/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Katariina Korhonen was named this week's West Coast Conference Volleyball Freshman of the Week, as announced on Monday by the conference.Â
A native of Kuopio, Finland, Korhonen just missed a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs in the Dons' 3-1 win over Pacific. Prior to the win over the Tigers, Korhonen tallied a team-best 19 kills, for the second straight match, four digs and a .500 hitting percentage against Saint Mary's.
This is Korhonen's first conference weekly award and it is the third for the Dons in the 2026 season. Petra Fritz won WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 21 and Adelynn Legates won Freshman of the Week on Sept. 7.
The Dons head to Southern California this week to face Pepperdine on Thursday, Oct. 22 and LMU on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Dons return home on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. against Portland.Â
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A native of Kuopio, Finland, Korhonen just missed a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs in the Dons' 3-1 win over Pacific. Prior to the win over the Tigers, Korhonen tallied a team-best 19 kills, for the second straight match, four digs and a .500 hitting percentage against Saint Mary's.
This is Korhonen's first conference weekly award and it is the third for the Dons in the 2026 season. Petra Fritz won WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 21 and Adelynn Legates won Freshman of the Week on Sept. 7.
The Dons head to Southern California this week to face Pepperdine on Thursday, Oct. 22 and LMU on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Dons return home on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. against Portland.Â
FOLLOW US:
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco volleyball program, follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsVB, @USFDonsVB on Instagram, and @USFDonsVball on Facebook.
MERCHANDISE:
Want to dress like the Dons? Get your official San Francisco Dons gear from the University of San Francisco bookstore today! Click here to purchase.
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor – Planet Orange - for their continued support of San Francisco Athletics.
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