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Freshman Lazar Bouchkov was dominant at the net last week for No. 2 Long Beach State to claim a first-career weekly honor as Big West Defensive Player of the Week.
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Bouchkov averaged 1.55 blocks per set, while also adding 1.64 kills per set while hitting .571 (18-2-28) in a pair of victories.
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The middle blocker started the week with seven kills on a .667 attack percentage (7-1-9), while adding one block and one dig in the sweep at Merrimack on Wednesday.
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Friday, Bouchkov compiled five blocks, five kills and a .556 hitting percentage (5-0-9) in a four-set win against No. 17 George Mason.
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The native of Sofia, Bulgaria, finished the week with a career-high 11-block performance to go along with six kills on .500 hitting (6-1-10) to lead the Beach to a 3-1 win at NJIT.
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Bouchkov’s 1.444 blocks per set leads The Big West and rates fourth in NCAA Division I-II.