ERIE, Pa - Gannon's Kara Cullen (Marstons Mills, Mass. / Barnstable) has been named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Volleyball Player of the Week.

The junior middle blocker led Gannon to a 2-1 record during its opening weekend of the 2010 season. The Lady Knights picked up 3-0 wins over Davis & Elkins and Texas A&M - Kingsville.

In three matches, Cullen racked up 33 kills and recorded a .433 hitting percentage. In a season-opening loss against Findlay, Cullen registered eight kills and seven blocks.

Most impressive, she was not charged with an attack error in either of the Lady Knights two wins, hitting .658 in those matches.

For the weekend Cullen also added four solo blocks, ten block assists, one dig and one ace.

Gannon (3-1) returns to action this weekend at the Northern Kentucky Tournament with matches scheduled for Friday, September 10 against Bellarmine (3:00 p.m.) and University of Wisconsin-Parkside (7:00 p.m.) and Sunday, September 11 against Northern Kentucky (4:00 p.m.)

Live gameday statistics will be available for all three weekend matches at http://athletics.nku.edu/WVolleyball/live/xlive.htm.