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Long Beach State’s DiAeris McRaven earned a pair of starts at middle blocker last week to claim a first career Big West Defensive Player of the Week award.
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McRaven averaged 1.83 blocks per set while contributing 2.17 kills per set on a .450 (13-4-20) attack percentage as the Beach downed UC San Diego in a pair of sweeps.
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McRaven kicked off the week posting seven blocks, a career-high seven kills, and two digs, while hitting .500 (7-2-10) in Friday’s home contest.
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The junior from Honolulu, O’ahu, came back the next night at UCSD and added four blocks, six kills, and one dig, on a .400 (6-2-10) attack percentage in the three-setter over the Tritons.
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McRaven is averaging just under a block per set, denying 31 attempts in 32 sets played this season. Long Beach State currently leads the nation in team blocking with a 3.360 blocks per set average.