DENVER – New Mexico State volleyball's Julianna Salanoa was named the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. This is the sophomore's first WAC honor this season and the first of her career as an Aggie.
Salanoa led the WAC with 2.67 blocks per set, almost one block per set more than any other player, when NM State swept a pair of road matches last week. Against Kansas City, she tallied a career-best nine blocks and was one shy of posting her first career double-double as she also had 10 kills in the match.