Entering the final two weekends of regular season, four of the 12 teams competing in the Conference USA Tournament have been determined. Cincinnati, with a perfect 9-0 record, could easily take the No. 1 seed, but cannot afford to lose a match as Louisville is 8-1 record, heading into weekend action. Tulane, Southern Miss and Memphis have also earned a berth in this year's tournament. Catch up on all the latest news in this week's Volleyball Notebook

C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

KIM SWAFFORD, Tulane
Sr., MB, San Diego, Calif. (Granite Hills)

Tulane’s KIM SWAFFORD earned C-USA Player of the Week honors for the period ending Nov. 2. Swafford averaged 3.44 kills, 0.56 service aces, 1.22 digs, 1.33 blocks and 4.78 points per game while helping the Green Wave sweep Southern, East Carolina and Charlotte. She finished the week, tallying 31 kills and only three errors in 45 swings for a .692 attack percentage. Swafford posted double-digit kill totals in all three matches, including an 11-kill and no-error performance against Southern on Tuesday. She wrapped up the weekend with a 10-kill and only one-error outing against Charlotte. She also notched a career-high nine digs against East Carolina. Tulane improves to 23-4 overall, marking the most wins by a Green Wave team since 1994, when Tulane went 24-16.

AMONG THE RANKED
Here is a look at this week’s polls:

AVCA/USA Today poll. - (Nov. 3)
1. USC (65)
2. Hawai'i
3. Florida
4. Pepperdine
5. Kansas State
6. UCLA
7. Georgia Tech
8. Stanford
9. California
10. Nebraska
11. Washington
12. Notre Dame
13. Northern Iowa
14. Santa Clara
15. Colorado State
16. Penn State
17. Loyola Marymount
18. San Diego
19. UC Santa Barbara
20. Minnesota
21. Texas A&M
22. Wisconsin
23. LOUISVILLE
24. CINCINNATI
25. Missouri

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Southwest Missouri State; Maryland; Michigan State; Ohio; Florida A&M; Illinois; Arkansas; San Francisco; Arizona; Long Beach State

Volleyball Magazine poll - (Nov. 3)
1. USC
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Pepperdine
5. Georgia Tech
6. Kansas State
7. Stanford
8. UCLA
9. Nebraska
10. Notre Dame
11. California
12. Penn State
13. Northern Iowa
14. UC Santa Barbara
15. Colorado State
16. LOUISVILLE
17. Minnesota
18. Washington
19. Texas A&M
20. Santa Clara

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati; Wisconsin; Loyola Marymount; San Diego; Southwest Missouri State; Arkansas; Michigan State; Long Beach State; Ohio; Illinois; Missouri; San Francisco; BYU; Pacific; UC Irvine; Florida A&M.

TOURNAMENT BERTHS
Entering the final two weekends of regular season, four of the 12 teams competing in the Conference USA Tournament have been determined. Cincinnati, with a perfect 9-0 record, could easily take the No. 1 seed, but cannot afford to lose a match as Louisville is 8-1 record heading into weekend action. Tulane, Southern Miss and Memphis have also earned a berth in this year’s tournament.

UNDEFEATED IN C-USA ACTION
Cincinnati remains in first place with a 9-0 mark in league action. It marks the best start in C-USA play for the Bearcats since 2000, when UC went 10-0.

DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that only one school in the nine-year history of the league has gone undefeated in league play. In the first year of C-USA play, the Louisville Cardinals notched a 12-0 conference record in 1995. Most recently, USF was the closest to becoming only the second team to reach this mark, when it posted 11 straight victories in conference play, before falling to Louisville in the final game of the 2002 regular season.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Here are some of the top individual performers in C-USA from Oct. 27-Nov. 2.

RACHEL TORBLAA, CIN: Averaged 3.17 kills, 2.14 blocks and 0.86 digs last weekend … against Memphis, was one of three Bearcats with over eight blocks, finishing the match with 10.

LARA MARKS, DPU: Posted a career-high 11 total blocks against Houston … also tied her previous high of three solo blocks … posted 13 kills and only four errors for a .321 attack percentage, her 11th .300-plus hitting percentage of the season.

LOURE DEWS, HOU: Tallied two 20-plus kill outings last weekend … posted 23 kills and seven block assists against DePaul.

SONJA PERCAN, LOU: Accounted for 31 points in the match against Memphis and 21 versus Saint Louis … finished the weekend with 41 kills for a .280 attack percentage.

SARAH VERNON, MAR: Led the teams in digs against Houston with a career-high 18 to finish the weekend with a total of 31… also supplied a personal-best six block assists against TCU.

BRITTANY BARNETT, MEM: Posted Memphis’ first triple-double performance of the season with 10 kills, 52 assists and a career-high 24 digs.

ANDREA BUSH, USM: Led the Golden Eagles with a total of 28 kills and 17 digs last weekend … had an attack percentage of .407 with only four errors in 59 swings.

ANNA VAUGHN, TCU: Posted a team-high 18 kills for a .455 attack percentage against DePaul … averaged 3.33 kills and 3.9 digs per game.

LINDSAY CARNOHAN, UAB: Recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 19 kills and 11 digs against USF … ranks second on the team in service aces (32).

COACHING MILESTONES
With a 3-1 victory over TCU on Friday, DePaul head coach DAWN DOCKSTADER claimed her 100 career win. She is now 100-119 all-time in coaching. Earlier this season, USF’s NANCY MUELLER and Cincinnati’s REED SUNAHARA also reached the 100th career victory plateau.

LEADING THE CONFERENCE
Here is a look at several of the top single-match performances in Conference USA this season.

HITTING PERCENTAGE
.842 (17-1-19) by Dominika Szabo (TCU) vs. Grambling State, 9/26

KILLS
30 by Andrea Bush (USM) vs. Houston, 10/3

ASSISTS
72 by Jessica Vick (ECU) vs. USF, 10/4

ATTEMPTS
81 by Nicki Tribble (USM) vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9/23

ACES
8 by Hristina Slancheva (MEM) vs. Saint Louis, 10/3

BLOCKS
14 by Shameka Mitchell (USF) vs. Houston, 10/25

DIGS
33 by Erin Freer (MAR) vs. Duke, 8/30

THE 20-PLUS WIN CLUB
For three consecutive years, C-USA has had five schools that compiled 20 or more win seasons. In 2003, Cincinnati (21-2), Southern Miss (21-5), Memphis (25-2) and Tulane (20-4) have already accumulated 20 or more wins; while TCU is only three victories away. Five C-USA schools have won 20 or more games in five of the last seven seasons.

NEW POINT SYSTEM
In a new system adopted by Conference USA volleyball coaches, each player accumulates points for kills, block solos and assists and service aces. To calculate a players’ total points, please use the following formula: Kills + Solo Blocks + Service Aces. (block assists equal a half-point).

NCAA STATISTICS
Here is where C-USA ranked among the Oct. 27 national statistical leaders:

KILLS
9. Julie Dupont, CIN 5.64

ASSISTS
2. Laura Lauder, CIN 14.70
15. Heather Watts, MEM 13.30
27. Amy Troung, USM 12.79

BLOCKS
18. Deva Fowler, TUL 1.46

DIGS
22. Karlyn Daly, TUL 4.45
24. Jaci Gonzalez, HOU 4.43

TEAM KILLS
2. Cincinnati 17.94
16. Louisville 16.46
20. Memphis 16.40

HITTING PERCENTAGE
7. Cincinnati .291
11. Louisville .284
29. TCU .264

TEAM ASSISTS
2. Cincinnati 16.46
14. Louisville 15.17
16. Memphis 15.12

ACES
6. TCU 2.39
12. Memphis 2.28
20. East Carolina 2.21
29. Southern Miss 2.17

TEAM DIGS
20. Tulane 17.95

BLOCKS
28. Tulane 2.84

HOMECOURT MAGIC
Since falling to then-No. 6 Nebraska on Sept. 6, Tulane has not lost a match at home this season. They currently lead C-USA in home wins with a 16-1 record. The Green Wave will look for some home-court magic as they host the C-USA Tournament at Fogelman Arena on Nov. 21-24.