Sotiris Siapanis Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 4/17/2023 Sport Men's Volleyball School Long Beach State Year Sophomore Position Hometown Limassol, Cyprus High School The Grammar School Sotiris Siapanis averaged 3.50 kills per set to lead No. 4 Long Beach State to a home-and-home series sweep over No. 5 UC Irvine and a share of a second straight conference regular-season title, earning a first Big West Offensive Player of the Week honor. The third-year sophomore and first-year Ohio State transfer contributed 4.25 points, 2.50 digs and 0.63 blocks per set against the Anteaters. Siapanis served three aces, collected two set assists and attacked at a .311 (28-9-61) clip. Hailing from Limassol on the southern coast of Cyprus, Siapanis began the series by providing match highs of 12 kills, nine digs, two aces (tied) and 16.0 total points in Friday night’s straight-set decision in Long Beach, adding three total blocks (one solo) and a set assist. Then in a thrilling reverse sweep in Irvine on Saturday, Siapanis produced a fourth double-double for 2023 of a team-high 16 kills and 11 digs, hitting .344 (16-5-32) with two block assists, one ace and another set assist for a team-best 18.0 points. The 16th kill came on the title-clinching third match point for 15-13 in the deciding fifth. Siapanis was The Big West Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 6. The outside hitter gives Long Beach State (20-3, 9-1 Big West) three Big West Offensive Player of the Week selections for 2023, as teammate Clarke Godbold was a two-time recipient (Jan. 30 and April 10). The Beach enter the postseason as winners of a season-high eight in a row.