UCSB WVB Headshots Media Day 2026

Sophia Wendlick

  • Award
    Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    8/31/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Santa Barbara
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Milwaukee, Wis.
  • High School
    Divine Savior Holy Angels

  • Powering the Gauchos to a 3-0 start at the Wildcat Classic, Sophia Wendlick has been selected as Big West Offensive Player of the Week for Aug. 31. This is a first career weekly honor for the transfer from Creighton, making her debut for UC Santa Barbara. 

  • Wendlick was named Most Valuable Player and an All-Tournament Team player at the event after averaging 3.91 kills per set on .356 hitting with five aces, four blocks and 20 digs.  

  • The weekend was punctuated with Sunday’s sweep at Arizona, receiving votes in the AVCA preseason listings. In that contest, Wendlick powered down a career-high 19 kills while hitting .394 to hand the Wildcats their first loss of the season. As a team, the Gauchos struck for 53 kills good for fourth in NCAA Division I in a three-set match.  

  • Wendlick reached double figure kill outputs in each match with 11 against Tarleton State and 13 against Prairie View A&M. In Saturday’s sweep of PVAMU, the product of Milwaukee, Wis., finished with an efficient .440 hitting percentage (13-2-25) to go along with nine digs, just missing a first career double-double.