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Kyra Holt found her voice on the volleyball court as a senior playing for Washington State.Last weekend, she lost it, but not before leading her Cougars (12-2) to victories over two top-10 opponents in a three-day span.Washington State debuted in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll at No. 17 on Monday, following wins over previously unbeaten Washington and UCLA. It was the Cougars first win in Seattle since 2001 and first in Los Angeles since 1997.Credit Holt, the espnW volleyball player of the week, for amassing 39 kills and 21 digs in the two matches. Those numbers make her the fifth player in Cougars history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career.Hoarse after Fridays win at the Huskies gym, where a hearty contingent of Cougar fans turned out despite a five-hour trek, Holt said, Its just awesome. I have no words.Coach Jen Greeny touts Holt, an outside hitter, as an all-around threat who keeps opponents off-balance with her versatility.Teams focus on her offense, but shes a solid passer, a great server, and defensively, she does great things as well, Greeny said.Greeny said Holts leadership has been key in making the Cougars a factor in the Pac-12.Shell call her own timeouts and try to get her teammates to focus in practice, Greeny said. Shes also coachable in that you can get on her, and shell take that feedback and make changes.Holt was AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year in 2013 and All-Pac-12 first team last season. For the past two years, she has been a tri-captain for the Cougars.We have a lot of underclassmen, and were finally figuring out how to play, said Holt, a mentor to the teams middle hitters in particular. Ive been letting them know its OK to make a mistake, as long as youre trying your best.In addition to Holts weekend numbers, sophomore Claire Martin had 15 block assists and freshman Alexis Dirige had 43 digs in the two matches. Martin is the reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week. Holt picked up the conferences offensive honors.We didnt have a lot of middle threats last year, Holt said. It makes my job a lot easier. I dont have to kill the ball every single time. I do get a lot of attacks, which I love, but having a middle attack like ours makes opponents respect our middle.Washington States victory over UCLA was especially significant because the Cougars had dropped 11 straight five-set matches, including one to Baylor on Sept. 17.Last year, we went to five sets with UCLA and Arizona State, and those were just heartbreakers, Holt said. I knew going into the fifth we were not going to lose because Im so sick of losing them.Holt didnt start playing volleyball until she joined her best friend for tryouts in eighth grade. The longtime basketball player, whose father starred at UC Riverside before turning professional in Malta, planned to compete in both sports at Albany High near her hometown, Hercules, California. When she fainted in basketball practice as a freshman, Holt changed her mind.I had been dribbling since I learned how to walk and wanted to be like my dad, she said. I wasnt eating properly and decided I didnt want to do both.The human development major, who plans to become a high school teacher, is excited the Cougars are in the mix in a Pac-12 that boasts eight teams in the top 25. Washington at No. 7, Stanford at No. 9 and UCLA at No. 12 remain ranked ahead of Washington State.We definitely fly under the radar, Holt said. When we have won, well hear its because the other team played bad, and thats been frustrating.Stanford, the nations top blocking team, is next on the schedule, on Friday. Holt, well, lets just say shes excited.I want to play them tonight, she said Sunday. Were ready. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . PETERSBURG, Fla. NFL Jerseys 2020 .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. https://www.nfljerseys2020.com/ . Nathan MacKinnon, Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda also scored for the Avalanche, who won despite being outshot 38-23. MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. NFL Jerseys 2020 Paypal . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Max Verstappen believes Sebastian Vettels post-race penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix was a small bit of justice following the bizarre events at the end of the race.Verstappen finished third on the road in Mexico, but was immediately demoted to fifth for cutting Turn 2 while defending position from Vettel on lap 68. Rather than cede the position immediately to Vettel -- as advised by his race engineer -- Verstappen held on to third until the end of the race, at which point he was given a 5-second penalty. As a result, Verstappen was told to leave the podium green room and Vettel took his place on the podium itself.Three hours after the race, Vettel was penalised for dangerous driving while defending position from Daniel Ricciardo on lap 70, promoting Verstappen to fourth and Ricciardo to third. Ironically, Vettel was penalised under a rule that was introduced in reaction to the way Verstappen had defended position at races earlier in the season, and the 19-year-old -- arguably an expert in the matter -- was under no doubt that the Ferrari drivver deserved his penalty.dddddddddddd.I think it was a small bit of justice that the stewards made the decision to penalise Seb, he said after the results had been confirmed. It was clearly a wrong move which has been punished according to the rules.As long as we can stick to the rules every week then we wont have the frustration we felt after the race. Im really happy for Daniel to get on the podium after a strong drive and its a great result for the team.Verstappen also pointed out that his mistake on lap 68 bore similarities to Hamilton skipping Turn 2 at the start of the race and both should have been penalised consistently.When I went off the track towards the end I think it was pretty similar to Lewis on lap one, corner one. He went off and I felt he gained an advantage, I didnt even gain an advantage, I was ahead going into braking and when I came back on the track I was the same distance in front so I dont understand the penalty. ' ' '