Joy Umeh

  • Award
    Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/24/2022
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Outside Hitter
  • Hometown
    Lakewood, Calif.
  • High School
    Mayfair HS

  • UC Irvine’s Joy Umeh led the Anteaters to victories over CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly to claim Big West Offensive Player of the Week.  

  • Umeh posted averages of 4.67 kills, 1.11 digs, 0.89 blocks and 5.11 points in nine sets played. The outside hitter led UC Irvine in the five-set win against CSU Bakersfield with a season-high 24 kills while adding six digs and four block assists.  

  • On Saturday, the Lakewood, Calif., native added 18 kills on .317 hitting (18-5-41) in a four-setter against the Mustangs which snapped a six-match winning streak for Cal Poly. 

  • The win ran UC Irvine’s home record to 10-1 on the year, with the only blemish at the Bren coming on Sept. 24 against UC Santa Barbara. 

  • The weekly honor is Umeh’s second of the season (Sept. 12) and fourth of her career. Umeh is the lone woman in the 2022 season to claim Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions.