Cole Schobel Award Setter of the Week Week Of 2/23/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Santa Barbara Year Junior Position Setter Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif. High School Mater Dei HS Directing UC Santa Barbara to a pair of wins including a marquee takedown of then-No. 6 Pepperdine, Cole Schobel has been named Big West Setter of the Week. This is a second honor of the season for Schobel. The junior from Costa Mesa, Calif., paced the Gauchos to sweep of the Waves, finishing with 33 assists (11.0 per set), to go along with six kills and no errors off of nine attempts. Schobel also pushed UCSB to a four-set victory over then-No. 19 Lincoln Memorial with 23 assists and nine digs on Friday. then-No. 6 Pepperdine with 11 assists per set and 33 overall. Schobel currently rates fourth in The Big West and 27th nationally with a 9.02 assist per set average.