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Simon Torwie led the Long Beach State defense in a win over No. 9 Penn State to earn Big West Defensive Player of the Week. Last week’s offensive winner, this is Torwie’s seventh career defensive honor.
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The senior from Artà, Balearic Islands, Spain finished with nine blocks in Friday’s 3-1 win over the Nittany Lions, the lone match of the week for the Beach.
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In addition to his nine-block performance, Torwie hit .429 (3-0-7) with three kills, two aces, and one assist as he helped LBSU limit PSU to a .132 attack percentage in the match.
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Torwie is averaging 1.256 blocks per set on the year, good for second in The Big West and fifth in the country.