PHOENIX, AZ - Dixie State freshman middle hitter Madisyn Fitzgerald (Mesa, AZ/Mountain View) has been named the final Pacific West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for 2009. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 16, for matches contested from Nov. 9-15.
Fitzgerald led the PacWest in hitting for the week with a .431 average after converting 29 kills on 51 attempts with just seven errors. She also ranked third in scoring by avering 4.56 points per game and tied for fourth in kills per contest with a 3.62 average.
Fitzgerald totaled 36.5 points on the week with 29 kills, seven blcok assists and four block solos.
2009 Volleyball Stats
PacWest Volleyball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll
Kelly Balanay - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., 6-0, MH, San Diego, CA/Valhalla)...ranked fourth in the PacWest in scoring average (4.25 points per game) during the week...totaled 25.5 points on 21 kills, an ace, a block solo and five block assists...ranked sixth in kills per game (3.50) for the week...ranked fifth in hitting for the week (.381).
Chelsi DeWitt - Dixie State (Sr., 5-7, S, Mesa, AZ/Westwood)...ranked second in assists per game for the week in the PacWest (11.00)...piled up league-best 88 assists during the week.
Laurann Durbin - Grand Canyon (So., 5-7, L, Phoenix, AZ/Sunnyslope)...led the PacWest in digs (57) and ranked second in digs per game (7.12).
Erica Ehlo - Grand Canyon (Fr., 5-11, OH, Spokane, WA/Lewis and Clark)...ranked seventh in points per game (3.75) for the week...posted 25 kills and five aces for 30 points...ranked ninth for the week in kills per game (3.12).
Julia Gruszecka - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 5-10, OH, Lodz, Poland/XVII Liceum)...led the PacWest in scoring for the week...averaged 5.42 points per game on 25 kills, four aces, two block solos and three block assists...totaled 32.5 points...ranked second in kills per game (4.17) and tied for first in aces per game (0.67).
Jelena Jakovljevic - Academy of Art (Jr., 6-2, RS, Valjevo, Serbia/Secondary School of Technology)...averaged 4.06 points per game...totaled 32.5 points on 28 kills, seven block assists and a service ace...ranked sixth in scoring average and tied for sixth in kills per game (3.50).
Kelly Keating - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 5-10, S, Irvine, CA/Edison)...topped the PacWest in assists per game (11.50) for the week...totaled 69 assists in six games.
Katie Luna - Dixie State (Sr., 5-9, OH, Mesa, AZ/Westwood)...ranked fifth in scoring for the week...averaged 4.12 points per game...totaled 33 points on 29 kills, three aces and two block assists...tied for fourth in kills per game (3.62)...tied for sixth in aces per game (0.38).
Gabby Pecora - Dominican (CA) (Sr., 5-10, OH, Sonoma, CA/Justin-Siena)...ranked eighth for the week in kills per game (3.38)...totaled 27 kills, an ace and a block solo for 29 points...ranked ninth for the week in scoring average (3.62).
Dan Yang - Academy of Art (Jr., OH, 6-2, Beijing, China/Beijing 5th Sports School)...totaled 41 points on 40 kills and two block assists...averaged 5.12 points per game, ranking second in the league for the week...topped the league in kills per game (5.00) and total kills (40)...excellent on defense as well...ranked second in digs per game (4.75)...had 38 digs in eight games.