Bri Gunderson Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/8/2025 Sport Women's Volleyball School Hawai'i Year Senior Position Middle Blocker Hometown Ladera Ranch, Calif. High School San Juan Hills HS Hawai’i senior Bri Gunderson claimed Big West Defensive Player of the Week after stout play at the net in the OUTRIGGER Invitational. The award is a first career weekly honor, after Gunderson transferred into the UH program from Eastern Washington. Gunderson averaged 1.64 blocks per set to go along with 2.36 kills per set on .489 hitting and seven service aces to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team. The middle blocker from Ladera Ranch, Calif., posted a season-high nine blocks, including two solo, in Friday’s sweep of Utah Valley to highlight the week’s blocking efforts. Gunderson leads The Big West and rates 37th in NCAA Division I with 1.43 blocks per set on the season.