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Women's Volleyball Taylor Whitson - SUU Athletics Strategic Communication

Janet Kalaniuvalu Earns 2018 Big Sky All-Conference Second Team Honors

OGDEN, Utah -- The Big Sky Conference has released the members of the 2018 Big Sky All-Conference team. Outside hitter Janet Kalaniuvalu has been awarded Second Team honors for her performance on the Thunderbird volleyball team this season.

"We are so proud of Janet," head coach Pete Hoyer said. "It takes a special kind of athlete to be able to come out game after game, when everyone knows you're the one being set, and still swing away. She's not only a phenomenal athlete- she's one of the most humble kids I have ever coached."

Competing as a sophomore this season, Kalaniuvalu led the Big Sky Conference and Thunderbird offense in kills averaging 4.03 kills per set, finishing the season with 451 kills.

The Orem native tied former Thunderbird Analaine Mailoto for the SUU all-time single game kill record with 30 kills during a home match against Northern Arizona University on Nov. 9, 2018.

Kalaniuvalu had the second most service aces for the Thunderbirds with 22 and also contributed defensively as she tallied the third most digs for the Thunderbirds with 276.

"The sky is the limit for Janet's play," Hoyer added. "We are thrilled to have her with us for two more years. She's already proven to be a massive threat to any team we face and a major component in our developing program."

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Janet Kalaniuvalu

#10 Janet Kalaniuvalu

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Players Mentioned

Janet Kalaniuvalu

#10 Janet Kalaniuvalu

6' 2"
Sophomore
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