RADO PARAPUNOV, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior • Opposite • Sofia, Bulgaria • National High School of Math
• Senior Rado Parapunov becomes a four-time winner of the Big West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week award after leading Hawai‘i to the conference regular season title.
• The 6-9 opposite added to his Big West record with his 14th career honor, having collected two in 2018, five in 2019 and three in 2020.
• Parapunov averaged 4.57 kills, 1.71 digs and 0.71 blocks per set while hitting .362 (32-11-58) overall in a two-match road sweep of CSUN. The two wins gave UH an 8-0 Big West record and outright possession of the championship.
• The native of Bulgaria led the team in kills both nights with 17 on .323 (17-7-31) in the opener and 15 more in the rematch. He swung at a .407 (15-4-27) clip on Saturday.
• Parapunov tallied eight digs with four blocks on Friday and returned with four digs and one block on Saturday.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Clarke Godbold (Long Beach State)
GUILHERME VOSS, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Middle Blocker • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Colegio Teresiano
• For the fifth time in 2021, the recipient of the Big West Men’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week honor goes to a Hawai‘i representative – this time sophomore
Guilherme Voss.
• The 6-7 middle blocker established career-bests in kills and blocks to help the Rainbow Warriors sweep CSUN on the road. He tallied a career-high eight blocks (one solo) in Friday’s four-set win with a perfect 7-for-7 in kill attempts.
• In Saturday’s three-set triumph, he pounded a career-best nine kills on .667 (9-1-12) hitting efficiency to go along with two digs and three blocks.
• Voss hit a blistering .789 with 16 kills and just one error in 19 attempts for the week. He averaged 2.29 kills and 1.57 blocks per set.
• He contributed to UH’s net effort that helped limit CSUN to .225 hitting over the two matches.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Mason Briggs (Long Beach State)
CLARKE GODBOLD, LONG BEACH STATE
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Outside Hitter • San Pedro, Calif. • Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
• Long Beach State outside hitter Clarke Godbold becomes the second individual in league history to earn three straight Big West Men’s Volleyball Freshman of the Week awards.
• Godbold joins UC Irvine’s Joel Schneidmiller, who accomplished the feat in 2018, on the list.
• He continued his consistent play of late with 18 kills, nine digs, four blocks and two aces in a series sweep of No. 12 UC San Diego.
• Godbold hit .405 (18-3-37) for the week, including 11 kills, four digs and three blocks in Friday’s road win.
OTHERS NOMINATED: None