Riley Wagoner, Hawai'i  Women's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week  Sophomore • Outside Hitter • Dublin, Ohio

• Sophomore outside hitter Riley Wagoner led Hawai'i to a pair of road wins over UC San Diego and UC Irvine, leading the Rainbow Wahine in kills for both matches.  

• At UC San Diego, she posted her third career double-double with a career-high 20 kills on .314 hitting to go along with 15 digs and three blocks. 

• At UC Irvine, her game-high 16 kills were complemented with eight digs, three assists and a block. 

Also nominated: Julia Crawford (Cal State Fullerton), Tallulah Froley (UC Santa Barbara), Sabire Karacaova (UC San Diego), Katie Kennedy (Long Beach State), Amarachi Osuji (UC Riverside), Jamie Stivers (Cal Poly), Joy Umeh (UC Irvine), Milica Vukobrat (CSU Bakersfield)

Peyton Dueck, Cal Poly  Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week  Freshman • Libero • Aptos, Calif. ?

• Cal Poly freshman libero Peyton Dueck compiled 30 digs in two sweeps over the weekend, bumping her per set average up to 4.28 on the year. 

• Against UC Riverside, she scooped a team-high 16 digs, followed by a 14-dig performance against UC Davis. Dueck also added an ace from the service line in each match. 

• Hailing from Aptos, Calif., Dueck has recorded double-digit dig matches in 15 of the Mustangs' 17 outings in 2021. Her 257 total digs on the year currently leads The Big West. 

• This marks Dueck's second weekly award of the season. 

Also nominated: Miranda Canez (Long Beach State), Julia Crawford (Cal State Fullerton), Dejah Dade (UC Riverside), Isabela Dobra (UC San Diego), Seleisa Elisaia (CSU Bakersfield), Tayli Kenaga (Hawai'i), Onye Ofoegbu (UC Irvine), Macall Peed (UC Santa Barbara)

Tayli Ikenaga, Hawai'i  Women's Volleyball Freshman of the Week  Freshman • Libero • Honolulu, O'ahu

• Freshman libero Tayli Ikenaga paced the Hawai'i defense to a pair of victories to keep their unbeaten conference record intact. She compiled 35 total digs in the road trip, averaging 4.4 per set. 

• The Honolulu native popped up a match-high 22 digs to go with an assist and service ace in Friday's 3-1 victory at UC San Diego. She followed it with a 15-dig performance at UC Irvine to round out the weekend. 

• Ikenaga now has nine double-digit dig matches on the season. 
  
  Also nominated: Samia Bhakta (CSU Bakersfield), Amy Hiatt (Cal Poly), Sabire Karacaova (UC San Diego), Erykah Lovett (Long Beach State), Michelle Ohwobete (UC Santa Barbara), Carly Richter (UC Irvine), Zoey Seput (UC Riverside)

 

2021 Big West Weekly Award Winners