PHOENIX, AZ - Hawai‘i Pacific senior middle hitter Kelly Balanay (San Di- ego, CA/Valahalla) has been named the Pacific West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 1, for matches played Oct. 25-31.
Balanay led the Sea Warriors to a 3-0 week with two victories over Domini- can (CA) and one vs. Notre Dame de Namur. She ranked second in the league for the week in hitting with a .510 percentage after recording 29 kills in 49 attempts with just four errors.
She also ranked second in blocks per game (1.20) after totaling a dozen on two solos and 10 assists. She amassed 36 points in 10 games, averaging 3.60 points per game to rank seventh for the week in the PacWest.
PacWest Volleyball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll
Amy Bush - Academy of Art (Jr., 6-3, MB, Yucaipa, CA/Yucaipa)...led the PacWest in hit- ting (.679) for the week and ranked tied for seventh in kills per game (3.17)...had 19 kills and no errors in 28 attempts.
Losaline Faka‘osi - BYU-Hawaii (Jr., 5-9, OH, Salt Lake City, UT/Highland)...led BYU- Hawaii to 3-1 week...ranked sixth in kills per game (3.20)...had 48 kills in 15 games...ranked second in total kills for the week in the conference...ranked 10th in scoring for the week with a 3.43 per game mark...had 51.5 points on the 48 kills, one service ace and five block assists...outstanding on defense as well...ranked fifth in PacWest in digs per game (5.20) for the week.
Seluia Falealili - Dominican (CA) (Fr., 5-9, OH, Long Beach, CA/Long Beach Poly)...ranked second in scoring for the week in the PacWest...averaged 4.05 points per game...totaled 44.5 points on 38 kills, four aces, one block solo and three block assists...ranked second in kills per game (3.45) for the week.
Hillary-Lucy Hurley - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., 6-2, MB, Anderson, CA/Enterprise)...led the PacWest in kills per game (3.89) and points per game (4.28) during a 3-0 week for the Vulcans...totaled 38.5 points on 35 kills, a block solo and five block assists.
Jayci Jeffress - Dixie State (Jr., 5-7, L/DS, Brighton, CO/Brighton)...ranked second in the PacWest in digs per game for the week (7.00)...led the league in total digs with 105.
Kylee Pedro - Chaminade (So., 5-10, MB/OH, Kailua, HI/Mid-Pacific)...helped Silverswords to a 2-1 week...ranked 10th in hitting (.303) and tied for fifth in scoring (3.67 points per game) for the week in the PacWest...totaled 44 points on 31 kills, four aces, four block solos and 10 block assists...tied for third in blocks per game (1.17) for the week...had 31 kills on 76 attempts with just eight errors.
Kyra Pelayo - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., 5-3, DS, San Jose, CA/Saint Francis)...helped Sea Warriors to a 3-0 week by leading the PacWest in service aces (0.89) and digs (7.56) per game...had eight aces in nine games...unleashed 68 digs.
Leilani Ramsey - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., 5-9, OH, Milton, WA/Fife)...ranked third in the PacWest in scoring for the week after averaging 4.00 points per game...totaled 36 points on 29 kills, three aces and eight block assists...tied for fourth in kills per game (3.22) for the week.
Katie Swenson - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., 5-9, S, Bellevue, WA/Omaha Gross Catholic)...led the PacWest in assists per game (11.56) for the week...totaled 104 over nine games.
Christina Villamayor - Notre Dame de Namur (Jr., 6-1, OH, Poway, CA/Poway)...ranked ninth in kills per game (3.12) and fourth in points per game (3.69) for the week in the PacWest...totaled 25 kills, four aces and one block assist for 29.5 points...also ranked sixth in digs per game with a 4.88 average...totaled 39 in eight games for the Argos.
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