Miliana Sylvester Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 9/30/2024 Sport Women's Volleyball School Hawai'i Year Freshman Position Middle Blocker Hometown Honolulu, O‘ahu High School University Lab School Miliana Sylvester of Hawai’i opened league play with career bests to secure a second Big West Freshman of the Week award of the season. Sylvester also earned honors on Sept. 16. On Friday, the middle blocker opened Big West action by putting away a career-best 16 kills and was in on six blocks, including a solo stuff, in a 3-2 loss against UC Irvine. Sylvester followed with a 12-for-12 start against Cal State Fullerton before finishing with 14 kills on 17 swings in the sweep. The .765 attack percentage on Saturday stands as fifth in the NCAA in single-match hitting percentage (15-19 attempts). For the weekend, Sylvester averaged 3.75 kills, 1.13 blocks and 4.44 points per set as the Rainbow Wahine split the home weekend.