CLEVELAND - Senior outside hitter Arjola Prenga (Tirana, Albania) was named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week after winning Most Valuable Player honors of the 2009 Kent State/Mizuno Open this past weekend. Kent State won all three matches off the tournament, defeating Robert Morris 3-0 and Utah State 3-2 on Friday and Butler 3-2 on Saturday.

Prenga has appeared in three tournaments in her collegiate career, earning all-tournament honors in each.

For the weekend, Prenga led the team in both kills (62) and digs (42). In Kent State's thrilling five-set win over Utah State Friday night, which halted the Aggies five-match winning streak, Prenga recorded a career-high 27 kills. It was also a match-high in kills in the MAC this season.

In the Open's finale Saturday against Butler (who defeated KSU in straight sets earlier this season), Prenga recorded the first 20-20 game of her collegiate career with 20 kills and 21 digs. The 21 digs were also a career-match high. For the season, Prenga easily leads the conference and is top-10 in the nation with 4.85 kills per game (4.85). The mark is also half a kill more than the rest of the conference. She is also in the top-10 in digs per set with 3.85.

Prenga also in the top-10 in Division I for points per set (5.46). She has recorded a double-double (kills and digs) in every match she has played in for her collegiate career.

Kent State opens up MAC play Thursday when it travels to Athens to take on the Ohio Bobcats. First serve is set for 7 p.m.