The decision was as close to a no-brainer as one gets.

The only real issue for the Mountain West was which one of the weekly honors to give Colorado State senior Dri Culbert after she recorded the fifth triple-double of her season in a sweep of Wyoming and notching the school’s and conference’s first quadruple-double in a four-set road victory over San Jose State.

The conference went with the defensive player of the week for Culbert, which give the preseason player of the year and two-time honorable mention All-American a matching set after winning the offensive award the first week of the season.

Culbert finished the week with 22 kills, 38 assists, 23 digs and 13 blocks (one solo), with her 11 total blocks against the Spartans a career best. She had her best hitting night of the season when she finished with a .526 attack percentage in the win over the Cowgirls.

The career record in triple-doubles for the school and conference was four, held by Angela Knopf and tied by Utah’s Kelsey Kartchner at the conference level. Neither one of them had them all in one season, however.

The last known quadruple-double at the NCAA Division I level was back in 2010 by Long Beach State’s Ashley Lee. They are the only two quadruple-doubles at that level since 25-point rally scoring was adopted. Lee’s came in five sets, Culbert’s four.

Colorado State, now 15-3 overall and 8-0 in conference play after winning nine consecutive matches, moved up a spot in the AVCA poll this week to No. 20 and to 38 in RPI. The Rams hold a two-game lead in the MW standings on Boise State, a team it faces on the road Thursday (7 p.m.).

— By Sports Staff