October 1, 2007 - For the second time this season and the third time in her career, Hillsdale College senior Melissa Bartlett was named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week. Bartlett received the honor from the conference office Monday afternoon.

Bartlett helped lead the Chargers to two more wins last weekend, over Gannon (3-0) Friday and Mercyhurst (3-1) Saturday. The Chargers are 16-4 overall and 7-0 in conference play this season.

Bartlett averaged an amazing 6.57 kills per game through the weekend, getting 19 kills vs. Gannon and 27 against Mercyhurst. Her 27 kills against the Lakers are the second-most she's had in a match this season. Bartlett also had 26 digs in the two matches, and currently ranks second on the team in digs.

Bartlett currently leads the conference with 366 kills for the season, an average of 5.3 per game. She already has the sixth-most kills in a single season in Hillsdale history, with more than a month's worth of matches still to be played. Her 780 kills in her Hillsdale career rank her sixth on the school's career kills list. She has also ranked in the top 10 nationally all season in kills per game.

The Chargers have won 27 straight conference matches, and will look to extend that streak with three home matches this weekend, starting Thursday night against Michigan Tech.

A Hillsdale player has been honored as the GLIAC South Player of the Week in four of the six regular season weeks in 2007, including three in a row: Bartlett, Megan Howard and Stephanie Booms.

Bartlett played her prep ball at Chatham Kent, in Chatham, Ontario.

Hillsdale also moved up to 11th in the latest AVCA/CST Division II Top 25 volleyball poll. The Chargers were ranked 15th last week, but their recent winning streak, coupled with losses by teams ahead of them, helped them jump up in the poll. Grand Valley is ranked ninth, while Ashland is 12th in the current poll, representing the only ranked GLIAC teams.