Maria Fernanda Afonso Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/29/2025 Sport Women's Volleyball School UC San Diego Year Freshman Position Outside Hitter Hometown Curitiba, Brazil High School Colégio Saber UC San Diego’s Maria Fernanda Afonso helped the Tritons to a 1-1 record in the opening weekend of Big West play to notch Offensive Player of the Week honors. The award is a first career weekly nod for the freshman. Afonso averaged 4.50 points, 4.29 kills and 1.86 digs as the Tritons’ outside hitter collected a team-best 30 kills, hitting .310 over seven sets and adding three block assists for a total of 31.5 points. The native of Curitiba, Brazil, was incredibly efficient with 14 kills on 25 swings and just four errors to hit .400 in Friday night’s sweep of Cal State Fullerton. On Saturday, Afonso tallied 16 kills and added eight digs and three blocks in the four-set loss at UC Irvine.