Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara Men's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Junior • Outside Hitter • Honolulu

• UC Santa Barbara junior Ryan Wilcox powered the Gauchos to a pair of victories over visiting BYU to claim his second Big West Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season (Jan. 31). 

• The outside hitter from Honolulu totaled 26 kills on .315 hitting on the weekend, averaging 3.71 kills, 1.43 digs and 1.29 blocks per set.  

• Wilcox started the weekend with a match-high 11 kills, four digs and five blocks in Friday's sweep of the Cougars. 

• On Saturday, he contributed 15 kills on .367 along with six digs, four blocks and two aces in the thrilling four-set win. Three of the four sets played were decided by extra points (25-22, 28-26, 26-28, 26-24). Wilcox fired the final two kills of the night to seal the victory for UC Santa Barbara. 

Also nominated: Matthew Lim (UC San Diego), Dimitrios Mouchlias (Hawai'i), Alex Nikolov (Long Beach State), Francesco Sani (UC Irvine)

Connor Campbell, UC Irvine Men's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Sophomore • Middle Blocker • San Diego, Calif.?

• UC Irvine sophomore Connor Campbell had a dominant night at the net to lead the Anteaters to a Friday sweep over Concordia-Irvine. 

• Campbell finished with a career-high nine total blocks, including one solo effort, to go along with nine kills and a .643 hitting performance. He did not commit an error in his 14 shot attempts for the Anteaters. 

• The middle blocker from San Diego's nine blocks are tied are the most in NCAA Division I for a three-set match.  

• This is Campbell's second Big West weekly award of the season, also earning acclaim on Jan. 17. 

Also nominated: Dayne Chalmers (UC Santa Barbara), Grant Marocchi (Long Beach State), Matt Palma (UC San Diego), Guilherme Voss (Hawai'i)

Matthew Lim, UC San Diego Men's Volleyball Freshman of the Week Freshman • Outside Hitter • San Diego, Calif.

• True freshman Matthew Lim established himself as a force for UC San Diego, leading the team to a pair of three-set wins at home.  

• He posted a .512 hitting percentage with a team-high of 4.75 points and 4.33 kills per set on the weekend. The San Diego native also averaged 1.67 digs and 0.5 blocks on the weekend. 

• Friday against UC Santa Cruz, Lim finished with 11 kills on .500 hitting, along with contributing three blocks, two digs and an ace in the Tritons' victory.  

• On Saturday against Concordia-Irvine, he led all players with a career-high 15 kills on .524 hitting. He also added a career-best eight digs in the sweep. 

• This marks Lim's first career Big West weekly award.

Also nominated: Hilir Henno (UC Irvine), Alex Nikolov (Long Beach State)

2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners