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Kameron Bacon averaged 2.00 blocks per set for Long Beach State to lead the Beach defense on the front line to pick up a first career Big West Defensive Player of the Week award.
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Bacon and the Beach averaged 3.17 blocks per set while holding their opponents to an .043 attack percentage in sweeps over UC Davis and UC Riverside.
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The junior middle blocker contributed on both sides of the ball adding 2.50 kills per set on a .444 hitting percentage.
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Against UC Davis, Bacon tallied nine kills on a .643 attack percentage (9-0-14), while putting up five blocks. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native posted six kills and seven blocks – including one solo – in Saturday’s sweep of the Highlanders.
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Bacon is second in The Big West in blocking average on the season, denying 1.20 attempts per set with 73 total blocks.
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The Beach are currently sitting in a tie for second place in The Big West standings with a league record of 6-2 as we near the midpoint of the 18-game conference schedule.