CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 12, 2022) - Polk State College's Kaila Ru was named the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday.
Ru, a sophomore middle blocker from Auckland, New Zealand, averaged 5.0 kills, 0.1 service aces, 0.5 digs and 1.1 blocks over eight sets of play.
She also tallied an impressive .627 hitting percentage.
In a five-set match vs. Hillsborough Community College, she recorded 26 kills.
Ru had 14 kills and six blocks in a straight-set win vs. Santa Fe College.
On Tuesday, she was named Region 8 Division I Volleyball Player of the Week.
Kaila Ru is this week's #NJCAAVB DI Offensive Player of the Week!
— NJCAA Volleyball (@NJCAAVolleyball) October 12, 2022
The sophomore out of @Polk_Athletics averaged a .627 hitting percentage across two matches for the Eagles! #NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/iOTk2tix7X