• UC Santa Barbara junior catcher Ashley Donaldson was nearly perfect from the plate, hitting .889 (8-for-9) with two runs, three RBI and a home run, to receive The Big West Field Player of the Week honor. Donaldson is a first-time weekly honoree.
• The junior went 4-for-4 with one RBI as the Gauchos took the series opener from Hawai'i 5-2.
• Donaldson was perfect from the plate once again in game two, going 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, a home run and walk. It was the catcher's second home run of the season.
• The San Jose native hit 1-for-2 with a walk in the series finale.
• Donaldson is currently leading the conference in batting average, hitting .427 (32-for-75) with 12 runs, 19 RBI and two home runs.