LEXINGTON, Ky. - UT Dallas second-year outside hitter Jane Burkhardt was selected as the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Burkhardt, from Phoenix, Ariz., hit .409 and averaged 5.83 kills per set, leading the Comets to a pair of home sweeps. She hit a career-high .441 on 19 kills in Friday's win over Eastern New Mexico. Burkhardt followed with 16 kills, 11 digs and a solo block in Saturday's sweep over West Texas A&M.

She is ranked ninth in NCAA Division II with 4.28 kills per set and 16th with 4.65 points per set. Burkhardt is also 19th in total kills with 304 on the season. She holds the UTD single-season and career records for both kills and points average.

Burkhardt is the eighth UTD national player of the week, but the first as a Division II program.

The Comets will host St. Edward's Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Richardson.

AVCA Release