Jalen Phillips Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 1/20/2025 Sport Men's Volleyball School CSUN Year Position Opposite Hometown Anaheim, CA High School Canyon HS CSUN’s Jalen Phillips had a monster week at the Under Armour Challenge to claim Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors. Named the week’s top freshman four times last season, this is Phillips’ first offensive award. In wins over Purdue Fort Wayne and Lindenwood, Phillips averaged 6.57 kills per set while hitting .430 on 86 swings. In seven sets, the opposite hitter committed just nine errors in the two wins while adding seven digs, three blocks, and one ace. Phillips had 19 kills on .471 hitting in a 3-0 sweep over PFW before connecting for a career-high 27 kills on 52 swings to hit .404 against Lindenwood. Thus far on the year, Phillips is leading the nation in kills (5.47) and points (5.91) per set as the Matadors are a perfect 5-0 and ranked 15th.