Hilir Henno Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 1/9/2023 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Irvine Year Sophomore Position Outside Hitter Hometown Pornichet, France High School Lycee Jean Mermoz Two-time Big West Offensive Player of the Week Hilir Henno averaged 6.07 points, 4.43 kills, 1.71 digs and 1.29 aces per set while hitting at a .473 (31-5-55) clip as No. 7 UC Irvine returned from Provo, Utah, with a 2-0 mark from a pair of neutral-site affairs. The sophomore opposite hitter first had 18 kills, a match-high five aces, four digs, three set assists and two block assists in a come-from-behind four-set victory over then-14th-ranked Lewis on Friday. Against McKendree Saturday, Henno added match highs of 13 kills, eight digs (tied) and four aces with a career-best .500 (13-1-24) attack rate and two total blocks (one solo). Henno’s nine aces over seven sets make it 54 service winners over the lefty’s one-plus collegiate seasons. Henno is now an eight-time Big West weekly award recipient. In a debut season of college volleyball in 2022, the native of Pornichet, France, was The Big West Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 17) and Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10) once each, and the Freshman of the Week on five occasions.