October 29, 2007 - When it comes to Player of the Week honors, three is never a crowd.

Hillsdale College senior volleyball player Melissa Bartlett was named GLIAC South Player of the Week for the third time this season Monday afternoon. The award was announced by the conference office.

It's tough to have a better weekend than Bartlett turned in for the Chargers, who swept Mercyhurst and Gannon by identical 3-0 scores at home. In the two matches, Bartlett had 35 kills with just two errors, compiling an overall attack percentage of .611. Bartlett led all players with 18 kills against the Lakers, following that up with 17 against Gannon on Saturday.

Bartlett previously won GLIAC Player of the Week honors on Sept. 4 and Oct. 1, making her the only three-time winner of the award in either the North or South Divisions this season. Hillsdale players have earned Player of the Week accolades five different times this season.

For the season, Bartlett has 521 kills, placing her No. 2 on Hillsdale's all-time single-season kills list. Her 932 career kills put her fifth on the Chargers' career kills list, even though she's played for Hillsdale for less than two full seasons. She leads the GLIAC in kills per game (5.32) and has been in the top five nationally in that category throughout the season.

The Chargers are 22-6 on the season and are ranked 14th in the nation in the latest Division II poll. Hillsdale wraps up the regular season this weekend with road matches vs. Findlay and Ashland. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, Hillsdale will host a first-round GLIAC Tournament match at Jesse Philips starting at 7 p.m.