COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fresno State's Addison Haluska has been named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after an outstanding performance in the Bulldogs' 2-0 week with wins over UNLV and San Diego State, the conference announced Monday.
This marks the third consecutive week that a Bulldog has earned a Mountain West weekly honor, with Dionii Fraga and Kasey Purry having been named MW Defensive Player of the Week in the previous two weeks.
ADDISON HALUSKA – MW OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Addison Halsuka was non-stop in both wins for the Bulldogs this week. She totaled 54 kills this week: 25 in Thursday's four-set win over UNLV and 29 in Saturday's five-set win over San Diego State.
Haluska bested her career-high in kills with 25 on Thursday and then again with 29 on Saturday. This was the second and third time she earned a new personal best this season.
Haluska led the conference in kills this week with 54, nine more than the second-best in the league.
She averaged 6.00 kills per set with a .293 hitting percentage and had 22 total digs on the week.
In addition, she also had four service aces, five total blocks, and scored a conference-leading 61.0 points for the Bulldogs. She averaged 0.56 blocks per set and 6.78 points per set.
In Thursday's match against UNLV, Addi hit .339 and earned a double-double with 25 kills and 14 digs.
On a national scale, she ranked third in the country with 6.00 kills per set and earned the most kills out of all players who competed in less than 10 sets.