DENVER Fresno State middle blocker Carrie Hartt has been named the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 20. This is the first player of the week honor for the senior this season and the third for the Bulldogs.
Hartt a native of Manteca, Calif., guided the Bulldogs to a 2-0 WAC record last weekend at home with a pair of four-game victories over Boise State and UTEP. The Bulldogs are now 6-1 in the WAC, second place in the Western Division. Collecting 19 total blocks for a 2.38 block per game average, Hartt hit a team-best .339. She also added three service aces, while finishing second on the team in kills with 29.
With a season-high seven block assists against UTEP, she had a career-best four block solos and a season-high 10 total blocks against Boise State. The senior also collected her first career 10+ dig match and her first career double-double of kills/digs (fourth career double-double overall) against the Miners. She was the only Bulldog to have a double-double in both matches. Hartt had 14 kills and 10 blocks versus Boise State, while posting 15 kills and 10 digs against UTEP. She narrowly missed a triple-double against the Miners as she fell a block short.
Other nominees included: Lauren Duggins, Hawaii; Lia Mora, Louisiana Tech; Salaia Salavea, Nevada; Rebecca Kainz, Rice; Jessie Shull, San Jose State and Jacky Niederstadt, SMU.