Cal Poly freshman Kylie Atherstone (Chico, CA/Pleasant Valley HS) and Long Beach State senior Erika Chidester (Covina, CA/South Hills HS) were named Big West Women's Volleyball Co-Athletes of the Week as both players helped their teams post huge victories in conference play.

Atherstone, a 6-1 outside hitter, averaged 4.25 kills, 1.50 blocks, 0.62 service aces and 1.62 digs per game to help the Mustangs post road victories over No. 23 Long Beach State (3-2) and UC Irvine (3-0). She hit .241 (34-14-83) on the week. Against the 49ers, Atherstone tallied a season-high tying 20 kills and eight digs, while adding four service aces and seven blocks to help the Mustangs rebound from a 2-0 deficit for the five-game win. It marked the first time since 1986 that Cal Poly beat the 49ers on the road. Atherstone followed that up with 14 kills, five digs and five blocks in a sweep of the Anteaters.

Chidester, a 6-3 middle blocker, was productive in LBSU's loss to Cal Poly, but played spectacular in a convincing sweep of first place UC Santa Barbara. She posted a season-high 18 kills and hit .244 (18-7-45) against the Mustangs, adding five digs and two blocks. She stepped her play to lift the 49ers over the Gauchos, stopping a seven-match losing streak to their rival. In that contest, Chidester slammed 15 kills with no errors on 32 swings for a .469 hitting percentage. She added 14 digs to post her fourth double-double of the season. For the week, Chidester averaged 4.13 kills, 2.38 digs and 0.88 blocks while hitting at a.338 (33-7-77) clip.