Donovan Todorov Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 4/18/2022 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Santa Barbara Year Sophomore Position Middle Blocker Hometown High School Donovan Todorov led No. 6 UC Santa Barbara to a pair of road victories during the last week of the regular season. The 6-foot-6 third-year sophomore middle blocker averaged 1.57 blocks, 1.29 kills, 2.07 points and 0.57 digs per set. Friday night in a non-conference sweep at Concordia Irvine, Todorov had three block assists and a pair of digs, adding two kills on five swings without an error (.400) offensively. Saturday in his hometown during a four-set decision at No. 9 UC San Diego to complete the Gauchos’ series sweep over the Tritons, Todorov added a match-high eight total blocks (all assisted), one shy of his career best. He also contributed seven kills and two digs to total 11 points. Saturday’s win in La Jolla earned the No. 3 seed for UC Santa Barbara over UC San Diego at this week’s OUTRIGGER Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship, presented by The Hawaiian Islands. The Gauchos will head to Honolulu, Hawai’i, as reigning champions. Todorov winds up the 2022 campaign as a two-time Big West Defensive Player of the Week, having also been chosen back on Jan. 31. He breaks a run of four straight Long Beach State selections.