Player of the Week: November 13, 2017
Each week of the spring and fall seasons, one player who was originally reported as a recruit by AVSR Global is named Player of the Week for an exceptional performance.
Week #12: Laura Parts
San Jose State University.
Mountain West Conference, NCAA Division I.
Reported to coaches in 2015 by AVSR Global.
Rs. Freshman. 6'2" Opposite/Middle/Outside.
Home: Parnu, Estonia.
See Laura Parts’s bio at the SJSU website.
Last Week:
• San Jose State knocked off Colorado State 3-2, ending CSU’s 15-match winning streak. Parts hit .300 with 10 kills and was best in Set 5.
• She closed Set 4 with a kill, then scored three more in the tiebreaker.
• Parts has switched this year between opposite, middle and outside. She played middle for Estonia’s junior and women’s national teams.
• San Jose State is in fourth place in the Mountain West. The Spartans are having their best year since 2006, with an overall mark of 17-10.
Excerpts from 2015 AVSR Global report:
“Long, swift and rangy. … She’s technically sharp and physically gifted. … As an attacker she’s comfortable with an elite array of plays. Slides are an easy match for her speed and length.”
Update: Last Week’s Player of the Week
Eastern Arizona College, NJCAA Division I.
Reported to coaches in 2016 by AVSR Global.
Freshman, 6'1" Outside Hitter.
Home: Razlog, Bulgaria.
Last Week: Bozdeva and Eastern Arizona prepared for this week’s NJCAA national championship tourney. She is EAC’s top passer-hitter. The Gila Monsters qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011.
