William D'Arcy Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 2/13/2023 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Irvine Year Freshman Position Opposite Hometown Brisbane, Queensland, Australia High School Cleveland District State William D’Arcy aided No. 7 UC Irvine to the sweep of a home-and-home series with No. 6 Pepperdine to earn a second Big West Freshman of the Week distinction already this season. The 6-foot-10 opposite hitter had two kills, two set assists, a dig and two block assists for 3.0 total points in Wednesday’s initial meeting, a five-set thriller in Malibu. D’Arcy was part of a season-best UCI block effort that produced 16.0 denials, the most in The Big West this season and No. 4 nationally. D’Arcy added a block assist and a set assist in Friday’s rematch inside the Bren Events Center, won by the host Anteaters in four frames. A native of Australia, D’Arcy picked up a first Big West weekly honor back on Jan. 16.