RADO PARAPUNOV, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior • Opposite • Sofia, Bulgaria • National High School of Math
• Hawai‘i senior Rado Parapunov earned his 11th career Big West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week honor – and the first of the 2021 season.
• The 6-9 opposite averaged 4.00 kills, 1.86 digs and 0.71 blocks per set on .388 (28-9-49) hitting as the No. 2-ranked Rainbow Warriors defeated UC Irvine in back-to-back non-conference road matches.
• Parapunov’s 28 kills led the team.
• The native of Sofia, Bulgaria hit .391 with 13 kills, eight digs and two blocks in Sunday’s four-set victory. He returned Monday with a match-high 15 kills on .385 efficiency, adding two aces, five digs and three blocks in a sweep of the Anteaters.
• Parapunov also surpassed the 1,000 career kills mark as UH opened the season 2-0.
• He also captured his third career Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week award.
OTHERS NOMINATED: None
GAGE WORSLEY, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior • Libero • Moraga, Calif. • Campolindo HS
• Hawai‘i junior Gage Worsley secured his fourth career Big West Men’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week award as the anchor behind a non-conference season-opening two wins against UC Irvine.
• The 6-1 libero totaled 17 digs in the two wins for a 2.43 digs per set average.
• Worsley recorded nine digs in a four-set win in the season opener on Sunday and followed up with eight scoops in Monday’s rematch.
• Worsley committed only two reception errors in 42 total attempts.
OTHERS NOMINATED: None