INSTITUTE – Deniz Akgul of the West Virginia State University women's volleyball team has been named the Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Week, presented by The Health Plan.

The selection marks the first weekly honor of Akgul's career and the second conference honor of the season for the Yellow Jackets. Over three matches last week, Akgul averaged 3.64 kills and 0.55 blocks per set. She opened the week with 14 kills against the University of Charleston, added eight kills Friday against Fairmont State University, and concluded her campaign with 18 kills in Saturday's four-set victory over Frostburg State University.

WVSU hits the road this week for a pair of MEC matches, visiting Davis & Elkins College on Friday, Oct. 16, before facing Point Park University on Saturday, Oct. 17.