Photo courtesy Sports Information Department Kim Glass was named Pac-10 player of the week.

Volleyball head coach Dave Rubio knew that he had an outstanding freshman class, but Kim Glass continues to impress every time she steps on the court.

This past weekend, Glass led the Wildcats with 53 kills and she has recorded at least 25 kills in each of the past four matches.

Glass's efforts were once again rewarded as she has been named the Pacific 10 Conference player of the week for the second time in her young career.

Glass was instrumental in UA's come-from-behind win against No. 4 Stanford over the weekend as she led the way with a match-high 28 kills.

Her performance outshined Cardinal Logan Tom, who is the reigning NCAA Player of the Year and a former U.S. Olympian.

"Going up against Logan was a lot of fun," Glass said. "It may have seemed that we were battling each other, but it was a team effort against the Cardinal. It is always fun to play against top players but everyone played a part in the win."

Glass averaged 6.62 kills per game over the weekend and her 25 kills in UA's 0-3 loss to California is the most kills a Wildcat has had in a three-game match.

Rubio said that Glass has played great this season, but he consistently reiterates the fact that Glass has room to grow as a player and that her potential is boundless.

The Wildcats find themselves in a precarious situation as they are tied for sixth in the Pac-10.

UA has become accustomed to being near the top, battling for the conference title; but so far that has not been the case this season.

Two years ago, Arizona won the Pac-10, and now it's fighting to keep its identity in the conference.

Currently, UA (8-7 overall, 3-4 Pac-10) trails conference-leading Southern California (15-0, 8-0) by four-and-a-half games.However, after USC the conference is wide open.

Stanford (14-3, 5-2) holds the No. 2 spot in the conference, only two games in front of the Wildcats.

One game separates Arizona from Arizona State and Washington State, who are tied for fourth.

With Arizona about to reach the halfway point of its conference season, the Wildcats realize that they are still right in the thick of things in the Pac-10.

Arizona has lost to WSU, ASU, California and USC in conference play, but Rubio said Southern California is the only team to take it to the Wildcats.

Rubio said Arizona's other three conference losses were matches that Arizona handed to its opponents due to mental mistakes and breakdowns.

"This is a tough conference and we have to be ready to play every time we step on the floor," Rubio said. "Every match is going to be a battle and we have to be ready for it. That is part of the team's learning process."