CLEVELAND, Ohio – Junior outside hitter Kelsey Bittinger has been named Mid-American Conference East Division Co-Offensive Player of the Week, sharing the honor with Ohio's Mallory Salis.
This is the second Offensive Player of the Week honor for Bittinger, who posted 45.5 points (4.55 points/set), 42 kills (4.20 kills/set), 41 digs (4.10 digs/set), 2 blocks and 2 aces to lead Kent State in a split of two five-setters over the weekend. Her 42 kills came on 106 swings with only 9 errors for a .311 hitting percentage.
In Friday's 3-2 win over Western Michigan, she led the Golden Flashes with 18 kills and added a career-high 30 digs on defense.