Whitney Wallace head shot in blue jersey with yellow stack logo and number six

Whitney Wallace

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/21/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Hometown
    Los Gatos, Calif.
  • High School
    Saint Francis HS

  • UC Irvine’s Whitney Wallace held down the back row in a split for the Anteaters to scoop up Big West Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 21. This marks a first career weekly award for the junior.  

  • Wallace paced the defensive efforts with a team-best 5.38 digs per set over the weekend at The Rebel Challenge, opening with 18 digs and four assists in a 3-1 win over Southeastern Louisiana.  

  • The Los Gatos, Calif., native came back the next day to record a match-high 25 digs in another four-setter at tournament host UNLV. It was a fourth 20-dig effort of the season, and third in the last four outings. Wallace also committed just one reception error on 62 attempts (.984). 

  • Wallace currently ranks third in The Big West in digs average heading into league play at 3.83 per set.