Mason Briggs Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 3/28/2022 Sport Men's Volleyball School Long Beach State Year Sophomore Position Hometown Valencia, Calif. High School Bishop Alemany HS Mason Briggs anchored the defense from his libero position during then-third-ranked Long Beach State’s weekend sweep over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, collecting 27 digs for an average of 3.86 per set. The Valencia product recorded a match-high 13 digs in Friday night’s four-set home victory, and added another match-best 14 in Saturday’s straight-set triumph in Santa Barbara. In addition, Briggs picked up 30 errorless receptions in the back row for the weekend, and four set assists. Briggs now has eight double-digit dig efforts this season, and 20 for his college career. ?Briggs is a first-time Big West weekly honoree. Long Beach State is 14-3 on the season with four consecutive wins, and tied atop The Big West standings with Hawai’i, each at 3-1.