Cal Poly senior opposite Kylie Atherstone was named Monday the Big West Conference Player of the Week after leading Cal Poly (5-6) at the Pismo Beach Invitational.
Atherstone amassed a season-high 21 kills with a match-high .450 hitting percentage against Saint Mary’s in the Mustangs’ first outing at the invitational, along with 17 digs and two aces in a four-game loss.
She followed that performance with a team-leading 17 kills against 2007 national runner-up Stanford – ranked sixth nationally – against whom the Mustangs won their first game in 22 years.
The award is Atherstone’s 11th over her four-year career at Cal Poly, where she has been named the Big West Player of the Year two consecutive times. She is looking to become the first three-time winner of the award since Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor accomplished the feat at Long Beach State.
Atherstone currently ranks second among Big West players in kills (3.73) and aces (.48) per set.
Cal Poly opens Big West play at 7 p.m. Friday at Cal State Fullerton.