UC Irvine outside hitter Kelly Wing (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley HS) was selected Big West Player of the Week after an outstanding performance in her team’s upset of then-No. 25 Long Beach State.
Wing, a 5-11 junior, helped the Anteaters snap a 37-match losing streak to Long Beach State as they prevailed in five games. She pounded a career-high 35 kills, which also established a UCI single-match record. It was the first win for UC Irvine over the 49ers since 1983.
She hit .309 (35-10-81) for the match and added 12 digs for her 10th double-double of the season. She also contributed five block assists to come up just one short of a career-high. Wing hit over .300 for the eighth time on the year and ended a string of three straight matches in which she had swung below a .200 clip.
This is Wing’s third Big West Player of the Week honor this season.