Eastern Michigan Athletics
Melissa Bartlett Names MAC West Volleyball Player of the Week
10/31/2005 1:33:28 PM | Volleyball
Chatham, Ontario native collects first career MAC weekly award.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Eastern Michigan University sophomore outside hitter Melissa Bartlett (Chatham, Ontario-Chatham Kent) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Volleyball Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 30. This marks Bartlett’s first MAC weekly award.
Bartlett totaled 44.5 points, 41 kills, 30 digs, three total block assists and a .450 attack percentage in extending the Eagles’ lead in the West Division to two matches with back-to-back wins last weekend. In the four-game win over Akron, Oct. 28, Bartlett collected a career-high 25 assists to go along with 20 digs, 26.5 points, and a .468 attack percentage. The win marked EMU’s first home victory over the Zips since the 1994 campaign.
Versus Buffalo (Oct. 29), Bartlett posted a match-high 16 kills, 10 digs, two block assists and a service ace for a total of 18.0 points. For the week, Bartlett averaged 5.86 kills, 4.29 digs, 0.43 blocks and 6.36 points per contest. For the year, Bartlett is averaging 3.30 kills, 3.26 digs and 3.66 points per game.
The Eagles are 17-6 overall (10-2 MAC) and host instate rival Central Michigan Friday, Nov. 4, before hitting the road to Kent, Ohio Saturday, Nov. 5, for a cross divisional tilt with Kent State. Game time for both matches is 7 p.m.
