Sept. 25, 2000

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech senior Janelle Jones has been named the Big 12 Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for her performances against Kansas State and Texas, the league announced on Monday.

Jones, a senior middle blocker from Denver, Colorado, tallied 22 kills on 46 attempts this past week while also racking up 14 blocks. Against No. 20 Kansas State, Jones recorded her third double-digit kill match of the season with 12 kills, which was a season high.

She helped lead the Red Raiders to their first victory over Texas since 1992 and the first win in Austin for Texas Tech since Nov. 19, 1977. Against the Longhorns, she notched 10 kills and seven blocks.