Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO Aug. 27, 2007

American University volleyball player Rubena Sukaj (Tirana, Albania/Asim Vokshi) has been named the American University Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, the AU Department of Athletics and Recreation announced Monday.

Over the weekend Sukaj helped her team to a 3-0 record at the D.C. Volleyball Challenge and was named the Tournament MVP. The junior led AU in kills each match recording 15 against Georgetown, 19 against George Mason and a weekend high 27 against George Washington in the tournament final. Sukaj also came away from the weekend as the team leader in service aces with seven and accumulated 74 total points. For her efforts, Sukaj was also named the Patriot League Player of the Week.