C-USA Nov. 1 Volleyball Players/Setter of the Week

Heather Watts

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (11/1)
In a tight competition for conference honors this week, Louisville's Lena Ustymenko and Myanna Hellsten of Cincinnati came out on top to share the award. Ustymenko continues to help Louisville dominate opponents as the U of L swept past Tulane and USM this weekend. Hellsten, the 2003 C-USA Freshman of the Year, had an outstanding week as she led the Bearcats to a 2-0 record over conference foes Southern Miss and Tulane. The weekly accolade is Ustymenko's and Hellsten's first for the season.

MYANNA HELLSTEN, Cincinnati
MB, So., Austin, Texas (St. Michael's Academy)

Hellsten finished the week with an outstanding .543 hitting percentage on 27 kills and only two hitting errors. Against Southern Miss, the middle blocker matched her career-best with 13 kills and hit .522 on the night. Hellsten tabbed a new career-record with 14 kills, four aces and three solo blocks in a 3-1 win over Tulane. Hellsten averaged 3.38 kills and 1.88 blocks per game during the week.

LENA USTYMENKO, Louisville
MB/OH, Jr., Kiev, Ukraine (Kiev Secondary School)

Ustymenko helped extend the Cards win streak to 11 as she posted her 18th straight-match in double-digit kills (17 kills) in a 3-0 sweep over Southern Miss on Saturday night. Against Tulane, Ustymenko tallied 11 kills and 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. The middle blocker did not post one single hitting error in Louisville's match against the Green Wave. With the help of Ustymenko, the U of L has swept all but one of its C-USA opponents.


SETTER OF THE WEEK (11/1)
The Tigers were led by senior Heather Watts in wins over Middle Tennessee State and C-USA opponents, Marquette and DePaul this week. With the two league wins, Memphis secured third place in the league standings. The weekly honor is Watts' fourth of the season and fifth of her career.

HEATHER WATTS, Memphis
S, Sr., Sandy, Utah. (Skyline)

Watts was solid for Memphis this week, leading the Tigers to a 3-0 record and boosting their C-USA record to 7-2. The senior posted 14.36 assists per game (158 total) and recorded 26 digs on the week. As the C-USA assists leader, Watts posted match-high totals in all three contests this week. With 66 assists and nine digs, Watts helped the Tigers in a pressure-packed 3-2 win over Marquette on Friday night. She finished the week with her 14th double-double of the year and tallied 51 assists and 11 digs in a sweep over DePaul the following night.