Oct. 15, 2007

HOUSTON -- Junior outside hitter Justine Farmer was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for her performance last weekend in two home conference wins as it was announced by the conference office on Monday.

This is the second award this season for the El Paso, Texas native.

Farmer led the Cougars (11-8, 6-2 C-USA) in two conference wins against Tulane and UTEP this weekend at the Athletics/Alumni Center.

In the five-game win over UTEP, she established the league's record this season for second most kills with 31. Farmer holds the record at 36 in a win against Southern Miss. She also had 15 digs for her 12th double-double this season. Houston defeated the Miners in five games, Sunday, moving their record to 4-1 in five-game matches.

Against Tulane, Farmer had 20 kills and 13 digs for 22 points. Her .321 hitting percentage was her third best this season.

Farmer leads the league in kills per game with a 5.42 average. Through 18 matches she leads the Cougars in kills (399), attempts (1081), and digs (245).

The Cougars will be back in action this weekend when they travel to UAB and Memphis on Oct. 19 and Oct. 21, respectively. A complete wrap-up of each match will be available at www.UHCougars.com.