UC Irvine's Kari Pestolesi and Cal State Northridge's Brittany Williams led their respective teams to significant wins in the final contests of the 2008 season to earn Co-Big West Women's Volleyball Player of the Week honors.  This is the second weekly award for Pestolesi, while Williams collects her first honor.

Pestolesi led UC Irvine to a pair of wins as the Anteaters finished second in the Big West, their best finish since 2003. In the 3-2 win over UC Santa Barbara, the sophomore outside hitter put away 17 kills and 28 digs, her second-best dig effort of the season.  She also added a service ace to total a team-high 35 on the season.

The following night against Cal Poly, Pestolesi recorded a team-high 18 kills while picking up 19 digs.  For the week, Pestolesi combined for 35 kills and 47 digs in nine sets.

Williams pounded a match-high, as well as season-high, 19 kills with just three hitting errors in 31 swings for a .516 hitting clip as the Matadors upset No. 23 Long Beach State in five sets.   Williams, who had five crucial kills in the decisive fifth set, posted a team-high 19.5 points as the Matadors defeated a ranked team for the first time since 2005.

Others nominated: Kylie Atherstone (Cal Poly)