Amaris Smith Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/2/2024 Sport Women's Volleyball School CSUN Year Junior Position Outside Hitter/Opposite Hometown Castle Rock, CO High School Douglas County HS After being named to the Idaho State All-Tournament Team, CSUN’s Amaris Smith picked up Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors for Sept. 2. The outside hitter averaged 5.29 kills per set over 14 sets to go along with 22 digs (1.57 per set) and six blocks (0.43 per set) to open the season. All told, Smith racked up 74 kills, including 29 in CSUN's 3-2 win over San Diego State, the most by a Matador hitter since 2015. The junior from Castle Rock, Colo., accounted for over 38 percent of CSUN’s kill tally as the team went 1-2 to open up the Aquiles Montoya era. After the first week of play, Smith’s kill average is leading The Big West.