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Long Beach State freshman Alex Nikolov continues to lead the Beach offensive attack, picking up consecutive Big West Freshman of the Week awards in the process.
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Nikolov finished the week averaging 5.22 kills per set on .359 hitting along with 0.67 blocks, 0.67 digs and .56 aces per set in a weekend split against No. 9 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State.
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In the win against the Buckeyes, Nikolov recorded a career-high 24 kills on a .500 hitting clip, while adding five digs, four blocks, and two aces. He came back the next night against the Nittany Lions and posted 23 kills while adding three aces, two blocks, one dig, and one assist.
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This is Nikolov’s third weekly honor of the season (Jan. 24 - Offensive & Freshman).