Emma Napoleon

  • Award
    Freshman of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/16/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
  • Position
    Outside Hitter
  • Hometown
    Los Angeles, Calif.
  • High School
    Village Christian School

  • UC Irvine’s Emma Napoleon led the Anteaters to a pair of sweeping wins last week, resulting in a first-career Big West Freshman of the Week award. 

  • Napoleon started the week tying a career high with eight kills versus Cal State Bakersfield on Friday. The outside hitter then had a match-best and new career-high 13 kills in a first career start against CSUN on Saturday.  

  • The redshirt freshman from Los Angeles also posted a career-best three block assists and a dig against the Matadors.  

  • All told for the week, Napoleon averaged 3.50 kills,per set while hitting .304 with 22.5 total points as UCI moved up to sixth in The Big West standings. New in 2023, the top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season will compete at the 2023 Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship for an opportunity to earn a berth in the NCAA Championship.