Saint Louis' Colleen Hunter and Houston's Jenny Tanneberger share C-USA Player of the Week honors; Hunter captured her 2,000th career kill, becoming only the third player in C-USA history to reach this milestone; Tanneberger tied a C-USA single-game record with 41 kills against Saint Louis; Cincinnati's Trish Ladusaw became C-USA all-time leader in digs after notching 27 digs this past weekend. Read all about it in this week's C-USA Notebook

C-USA CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Saint Louis' COLLEEN HUNTER and Houston's JENNY TANNEBERGER share C-USA Player of the Week honors for the period ending Oct. 13.

COLLEEN HUNTER, Saint Louis
MH, Sr., St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu)

Hunter posted two outstanding matches in leading the Billikens to a pair of league wins. She claimed a school record 27 kills in a three-match victory over TCU, while hitting .408. She notched a triple-double against Houston with 30 kills, 15 digs and 10 blocks. She also claimed her 2,000th career kill against the Cougars and became only the third player in league history to reach that milestone. For the week, she tallied 57 kills for a .386 hitting percentage, while adding 24 digs and 14 total blocks.

JENNY TANNEBERGER, Houston
MH, Sr., San Antonio, Texas (Texas)

With a 41-kill performance against Saint Louis, Tanneberger set a school record, while also tying the C-USA record and the NCAA Division I match high for 2002. Against the Billikens, she tallied a .493 hitting percentage with only six errors, while adding nine digs and four blocks. In a win over Memphis, she posted 12 kills and only three errors. Tanneberger finished the weekend with a total of 53 kills and only nine errors for a .396 hitting percentage. She also averaged 5.3 kills per game.

AMONG THE RANKED
Here is a look at the latest AVCA/USA Today poll for the week of Oct. 14.

1. USC
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Nebraska
5. UC Santa Barbara
6. Stanford
7. Long Beach State
8. Penn State
9. Minnesota
10. Northern Iowa
11. North Carolina
12. Pepperdine
13. UCLA
14. Santa Clara
15. Eastern Washington
16. Utah
17. Washington State
18. Wisconsin
19. Arizona
20. Georgia Tech
21. Arizona State
22. Missouri
23. Michigan State
24. South Carolina
25. Texas

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: California (93), San Diego (80), Ohio State (65), Pacific (50), Notre Dame (30), Illinois (26), Kansas (24), Fresno State (21), Texas A&M (20), Louisville (19), Washington (12), Michigan (12).

MIDWEST REGIONAL RANKINGS
Here is a look at the Midwest Volleyball Regional Rankings for the week of Oct. 8. Conference USA had six schools ranked in the region, including five of the top seven.

1. Louisville
2. South Florida
3. Loyola
4. Cincinnati
5. Saint Louis
Illinois-Chicago
7. Houston
Wright State
9. Tennessee-Martin
10. UW-Milwaukee

C-USA WIN STREAKS
After posting a 3-0 win over Southern Miss on Saturday, South Florida extended its win streak to six matches. They also tied with Saint Louis for first place in the league standings with a 4-0 record. The last time the Bulls opened with a 4-0 start was in 2000, when USF posted a C-USA record of 15 consecutive victories.

FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
When Saint Louis and Houston met last Saturday, the story of the match was suppose to be about two coaches, who are both ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA's winningest active coaches list. However, Houston's JENNY TANNEBERGER wrote her own history note by tying a C-USA record for kills in a game with 41. South Florida's MICHELLE COLLIER was the most recent to post 41 kills on Nov. 10, 2000, while Saint Louis' COLLEEN HUNTER also nabbed 41 kills against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 10, 2000. Saint Louis went on to win the match, 3-2, with Hunter notching 30 kills and 15 digs.
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C-USA NOTABLES
- C-USA is the only league that has four players ranked in the Top 20 of last week's NCAA's kills category. Cincinnati's JULIE DUPONT is ranked 11th with 5.44 kills per game, while Tulane's BRITNEY HURST is 12th with 5.43 kills per game. South Florida's MICHELLE COLLIER (5.10 kpg) and Saint Louis' COLLEEN HUNTER (5.10 kpg) rank 14th and 17th, respectively.

- With its three wins this season in C-USA play, Louisville has not lost a regular-season conference match since Oct. 20, 2001, when the Cardinals fell to Saint Louis, 3-2. U of L has won eight straight C-USA matches.

THE 30-KILL CLUB
During the 2001 season, Conference USA led the nation with six players who had posted 30-plus kills in a game. This season, the league has already surpassed that mark with eight C-USA players tallying a total of 10 30-plus kill performances. Here is a look at this year's 30-plus kill showings.

Brittany Barnett, MEM
31 vs. TCU Oct. 12
Andrea Bush, USM
30 vs. UT-Martin Sept. 6

Michelle Collier, USF
35 vs. Georgia Tech Sept. 13
31 vs. No. 8 Pepperdine Aug. 31

Colleen Hunter, SLU
31 at Tulane Sept. 29
30 vs. Houston Oct. 12

Britney Hurst, TUL
37 at Bowling Green Sept. 21
30 vs. UL-Lafayette Oct. 1

Jane Anne Karasek, HOU
33 vs. Southern Miss Oct. 5

Jenny Tanneberger, HOU
41 at Saint Louis Oct. 12

C-USA'S CAREER PERFORMANCES
After posting 15 kills against Northeastern on Sept. 5, South Florida's MICHELLE COLLIER captured the league's career record in kills. Collier currently has a total of 2,364 kills and broke the old record held by DePaul's Stephanie Bishop (1998-01), who posted 2,052 kills in her four-year career. Saint Louis' COLLEEN HUNTER became only the third player in league history to reach 2,000 career kills. She currently has 2,016 kills in 450 matches played.

Cincinnati's TRISH LADUSAW posted a total of 27 digs for the weekend to break the C-USA all-time digs record. With 1,846 career digs, she now surpasses former Blue Demon Stephanie Bishop (1998-01), who notched 1,842 career digs in 493 games played.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Here are some of the top individual performers in C-USA from Oct. 6-13.

COURTNEY BURG, CHA: Posted three consecutive double-double performances last week, totaling 12 for the year. She finished the week with 48 kills and 40 digs.

TRISH LADUSAW, CIN: Averaged 4.83 kills and 4.50 digs per game, while hitting .397 for the week. In addition, Ladusaw broke the career record for digs with 1,846.

LARA MARKS, DPU: Notched a .450 hitting percentage against UIC, while only committing four errors in the match. She tallied 49 kills, 23 digs and nine blocks.

THERESA COUGHLIN, MAR: Totaled a team-high 13 kills and contributed five digs against Charlotte.

MICHELLE COLLIER, USF: Averaged 6.29 kills and 3.71 digs per game in a pair of wins last weekend.

HAYLEY HARMON, TCU: Led the team in blocks against Memphis with four. She also added eight kills and only one error against Saint Louis.

NCAA STATISTICS
Here is where Conference USA ranks among the 2002 national statistical leaders as of Oct. 7.

KILLS
11. Julie Dupont, CIN 5.44
12. Britney Hurst, TUL 5.43
14. Michelle Collier, USF 5.31
17. Colleen Hunter, SLU 5.10

ASSISTS
14. Laura Lauder, CIN 13.09
22. Jennifer Craven, LOU 12.80
28. Heather Watts, MEM 12.58

BLOCKS
21. Rachel Torblaa, CIN 1.44
26. Colleen Hunter, SLU 1.41

DIGS
4. Trish Ladusaw, CIN 4.91
9. Sarah Drury, LOU 4.72
21. Jackie Gonzalez 4.37

TEAM KILLS
8. Louisville 16.91
21. Cincinnati 16.37

TEAM ASSISTS
8. Louisville 15.34
27. South Florida 14.58

TEAM ACES
22. Memphis 2.35

TEAM BLOCKS
19. Cincinnati 2.87
26. Louisville 2.76

TEAM DIGS
12. Houston 18.16
25. Louisville 17.45

COACHING MILESTONES
- Southern Miss head coach SANTIAGO RESTREPO is only six wins away from posting his 100th career victory. He currently holds a 96-60 career record.

- Saint Louis' MARILYN NOLEN is only seven victories away from becoming the third Division 1 coach to tally 800 wins at four-year institutions. She has a career record of 793-332-12 in 31 years of coaching.

C-USA NOTEBOOK

CHARLOTTE: Charlotte went 2-0 for the week, defeating Conference USA foes DePaul and Marquette. COURTNEY BURG posted her 11th and 12th double-doubles of the season this past weekend. She had 18 kills and 14 digs versus the Blue Demons and 16 kills and 13 digs against the Golden Eagles. The 49ers' two wins this weekend give them 12 for the year, bringing the team within three of their win total for all of last year. MOLLY MCDONALD returned to the 49ers' lineup versus the Blue Demons after missing most of the last three matches with an injured ankle. Charlotte is back in action next weekend, when it competes at Louisville on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday.

CINCINNATI: The Bearcats went 2-0 this past weekend, defeating Eastern Kentucky and George Mason in non-conference action. Cincinnati has now won four consecutive matches to improve to 11-6 on the season. In the victory over Eastern Kentucky, Cincinnati surrendered just 50 points, breaking the school record for lowest amount of points allowed in a 30-point per game match. TRISH LADUSAW notched 27 digs for the weekend to break the C-USA career record for digs. Ladusaw now has a total of 1,846 in her four-year career. She also posted her 11th double-double of the season against George Mason, leading the Bearcats in both kills (18) and digs (18), while carding a .378 hitting percentage. Cincinnati will host East Carolina on Friday and Charlotte on Saturday.

DE PAUL: DePaul went 1-1 in conference play last weekend, defeating East Carolina but falling to Charlotte. LARA MARKS led the Blue Demons for the week, tallying 49 kills for an outstanding .427 attack percentage. She also added 23 kills and nine blocks. Against the Pirates, KATIE ENGEL hit .520 after posting 16 kills and just three errors. She also tallied two service aces and two blocks. DePaul returns to action on Friday, when it hosts Tulane.

EAST CAROLINA: The Pirates dropped a 3-0 match against DePaul on Saturday. SARAH VICK led East Carolina with seven kills, while SHANNON PATON added six. East Carolina will hit the road to take on Cincinnati on Friday and Louisville on Saturday.

HOUSTON: Houston captured a 3-2 win over Memphis, but fell to Saint Louis, 3-2 last weekend. JENNY TANNEBERGER set a school record with 41 kills and tied a C-USA record and NCAA Division I match high for 2002 against Saint Louis. It marked the first 40-kill performance by a league player since South Florida's MICHELLE COLLIER notched 41 kills on Nov. 10, 2000. For the week, Tanneberger totaled 53 kills and only nine errors for a .396 hitting percentage. Houston will host Rice on Thursday, before taking on TCU on Friday.

LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals defeated George Mason last weekend to improve to 13-3 on the season. Louisville outhit the Patriots .331 to .094 but were outblocked 8-7. The Cardinals had three players in double digit kills with BING SUN and STACEY MERCER adding 16 and 11 respectively. Sun added three aces and three blocks. ANASTASIA ZAITSEVA had nine kills and 10 digs. As a team, the Cardinals lead C-USA in kills (17.00) and assists (15.46) per game. Louisville will take on in-state rival Kentucky on Tuesday.

MARQUETTE: Marquette fell to Charlotte, 3-0 last weekend. THERESA COUGHLIN totaled a team-high 13 kills and contributed five digs against the 49ers. Her 13 attacks against Charlotte was her fourth straight contest of double-digit kills and 12th of the year. She currently leads the team in kills (3.77 pg). Junior GEMMA GREER tied her career-high with 14 digs, while SHANNON DEVINE registered 10 attacks, her 12th outing of double-figures this year. Marquette will attempt to snap a three-match losing streak on Tuesday when it plays UW-Green Bay.

MEMPHIS: Memphis posted three-game setbacks against both Houston and TCU last weekend. BRITTANY BARNETT set a career high and became the first Tiger to surpass the 30-kill plateau with 31 kills against TCU, Saturday. Barnett got her 600th career kill against Houston. Sophomore HEATHER WATTS, in her first season as the Tigers primary setter, is just one assist shy of 1,000 for her career and nine shy of 1,000 for this season. Freshman NANCY NELLANS turned some heads this weekend, tying a career-high 26 kills against Houston and added 22 against TCU. Nellans now has 230 career kills and is second on the team with a 4.33 kill per game average in C-USA play. The Tigers will next take on South Florida on Friday and UAB on Saturday.

SAINT LOUIS: The Billikens remain undefeated in conference play, after downing TCU and Houston last weekend. COLLEEN HUNTER became only the third league player in C-USA history to earn 2,000 career kills. She tallied 57 kills over the weekend to improve her total to 2,016 kills in her four-year career. She also nabbed a school record 27 kills in a three-match win over TCU. Freshman ASHLEY HUNTER topped her previous career high for kills in both matches last week. She posted 13 kills against TCU, then followed with 17 against Houston. Billikens are 4-0 in league play for first time since 1998, when Saint Louis opened 5-0 in the conference.

SOUTH FLORIDA: South Florida captured a pair of wins last weekend, defeating Tulane and Southern Miss. MICHELLE COLLIER led the Bulls for the week, averaging 6.29 kills and 3.71 digs per game last weekend. She also notched consecutive double-double performances ALESSENDRA DOMINGOS led the team with a .500 hitting percentage and averaged 14.14 assists per game. She also added 10 kills off 18 attempts and only one error. South Florida returns to action on Tuesday when it takes on Central Florida.

SOUTHERN MISS: Southern Miss lost its only match of the week, falling to South Florida, 3-0 in league play. BRIDGET FILES recorded 14 kills against the Bulls. ANDREA BUSH missed her sixth consecutive double-digit kill match with only nine kills. For only the fourth time this season, an opponent had a hitting percentage over .300 against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles open the week against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday, before taking on Marquette on Friday.

TCU: The Horned Frogs split a pair of matches last weekend, downing Memphis, but falling to Saint Louis. HAYLEY HARMON led the team in blocks against Memphis with four, while adding five kills and four digs. TCU returns to action on Friday against Houston.

TULANE: Tulane defeated UAB, but fell to South Florida last weekend. Sophomore outside hitter LINDSEY NORMAN came off the bench to tally seven kills, three service aces and three digs to help spark Tulane against the Blazers. Norman hit .389 for the match with no errors in 18 attacks. Senior BRITNEY HURST led all players with a match-high 19 kills. She currently ranks second in the league stats with an average of 5.40 kills per game. Tulane will host Centenary on Tuesday.

UAB: UAB suffered a 3-0 loss to Tulane last weekend. Senior middle blocker ALLISON MAGNER and junior MARTINA SHIELDS each posted 10 kills and seven digs to lead UAB. Senior setter DINA KATSOULIS added 33 assists and six digs for the Blazers. UAB hosts Pittsburgh on Friday.