The Redlands, Calif., native led the Hornets to three-game sweeps of Idaho State and Weber State last week after averaging 1.50 kills, 14.17 assists, 0.67 service aces, 2.67 digs and 0.67 blocks per game to go along with a .500 hitting percentage. The victory over Idaho State clinched Sacramento State’s ninth-consecutive Big Sky championship as the team will host the Big Sky Tournament on Nov. 17-19.

Melcher joins teammates Lindsay Haupt (Oct. 24, Oct. 31) and Michelle Franz (Sept. 19, Sept. 26) as the other Sacramento State players to receive player of the week honors this season.

Melcher had nine kills with no errors in 18 total attacks, and hit better than .450 in both matches. Against Idaho State on Friday, Melcher posted five kills, a .455 hitting percentage (5-0-11), 39 assists, two aces and 10 digs. She followed up that effort on Saturday against Weber State with four kills, a .571 hitting percentage (4-0-7), 46 assists, two aces, six digs and four blocks. Melcher’s .571 hitting percentage led all players in the match.       

Melcher began the season as the team’s right-side hitter before head coach Debby Colberg shifted her to the starting setter position after the Hornets got off to a 1-5 start. Since Melcher was inserted into the lineup as the quarterback of the offense, Sacramento State has posted a 21-2 record, including its current 12-match winning streak (the longest since the 1998 season).

As a setter, Melcher is hitting .357 with averages of 12.41 assists, 2.49 digs, 1.31 blocks and 0.77 kills per game. In matches against conference competition, she currently ranks second in assists (12.84 per game) and fifth in blocks (1.14 per game).

Sacramento State (22-7, 11-1), which has just one Big Sky

regular season match remaining on the schedule (Saturday, Nov. 12, against Northern Arizona at home), has not lost a match since the month of September. The team has won 10-straight Big Sky matches and has swept 10 of its 12 opponents during the current 12-match winning streak.