SUU campus briefs: Poots named Great West offensive player of the week
FOOTBALL: Southern Utah University wide receiver Tysson Poots has been named this week¯s Great West Conference offensive player of the week for his performance in Saturday's game at Cal Poly.
Poots, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior from Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) caught 12 passes for a season-best 170 yards and a touchdown in the Thunderbirds¯ 24-23 loss to the Mustangs.
Poots¯ receiving yards and receptions are both the second-best (including ties) efforts in the Great West Conference this season. Of his 12 catches, fully 11 of them gave the Thunderbirds first downs, including one on fourth-and-10 in the final minute of play, leading up to SUU¯s final touchdown.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Spiker Analaine Pelaez has been named the Summit League Co-Offensive Volleyball Player of the Week after her performance against IUPUI and Western Illinois over the weekend. The award is the first conference accolade for Pelaez this year.
Pelaez recorded an SUU single-match record of 27 kills against IUPUI and followed that performance with a team-best 21 kills against Western Illinois. The Hooper, Utah native also recorded 12 and 11 digs to turn in back-to-back double-double performances, marking her 11th and 12th of the season. She is currently leading the league in kills (326) and kills per set with 5.33.
Pelaez shared the award with North Dakota State's Chrissy Knuth.
The Thunderbirds will be hosting Utah Valley on Tuesday night this week before heading on the road for a three-game road swing beginning at UMKC on Saturday night.
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