Onye Ofoegbu

  • Award
    Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/13/2021
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Cerritos, Calif.
  • High School
    Long Beach Poly HS
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  • Sophomore middle blocker Onye Ofoegbu powered the UC Irvine offense over the weekend at the Sacred Heart Invitational, averaging 3.50 kills per set while hitting .538 (35-7-52) for the Anteaters. 

  • The Cerritos, Calif., native hit an impressive .786 (12-1-14) with three aces in a sweep over tournament hosts Sacred Heart. 

  • In the final match of the weekend against Lafayette, Ofoegbu recorded 17 kills and a career-best 10 total blocks, bringing her block average to 1.30 per set in the event. 

  • Ofoegbu is currently in the top 5 in the conference in numerous statistical categories including hitting percentage (.440 - 2nd), blocks per set (1.41 - 2nd) and points per set (4.47 - 3rd).