Women's Volleyball

Alexander, Jensen, Hollis and Baillie Claim Big West Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards

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Offensive Player of the Week 
Caylen Alexander, Hawai'i | Junior • Opposite Hitter • Alpharetta, Ga.
  • 8036After a weekend split, Hawai'i outside hitter Caylen Alexander has been voted Big West Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season.  

  • The junior opened the weekend by leading the Rainbow Wahine with 18 kills and just four errors in 41 attempts to hit .341 in UH's sweep at Cal Poly on Friday. 

  • Saturday, the Alpharetta, Ga., native followed with a 20-kill performance at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, posting The Big West's highest total in a three-set match this season. The match marked the ninth time this year Alexander has finished with at least 20 kills in a game. 

  • Alexander averaged 6.33 kills per set in the road trip, raising the season averages to 5.10 kills and 5.58 points per set. Alexander's kill tally is good for third in NCAA Division I with the points average standing in fifth nationally.   

Also Nominated: Ally Chandler (UC Davis); Abby Karich (Long Beach State); Emily McDaniel (UC San Diego); Sophie Reavis (UC Santa Barbara); Leah Miller (CSUN); Trinity Sheridan (UC Riverside); Katie Smith (UC Irvine); Tommi Stockham (Cal Poly); Lyla Traylor (Cal State Fullerton)

Defensive Player of the Week 
Campbell Jensen, UC Irvine | Junior • Libero • Burbank, Calif.
  • 8136UC Irvine's Campbell Jensen helped the Anteaters to a weekend split of a pair of five-set matches to secure Big West Defensive Player of the Week for a first time. Jensen was thrice named Freshman of the Week back in 2022.  

  • In Friday's 3-2 victory at Long Beach State, the junior recorded 15 digs and tied a career-high with five aces.  

  • Saturday at UC San Diego, Jensen tied a career-best with 32 digs in the five-set setback, the third most in the Big West this season. The 32-dig outing is tied for sixth in the UCI per match record books. 

  • For the week, Jensen averaged 4.70 digs per set with six aces and six assists. The libero is just 12 digs shy of reaching the 1,000 career digs plateau. 

Also Nominated: Elif Hurriyet (Cal Poly); Tayli Ikenaga (Hawai'i); Kailyn Jager (UC Riverside); Bianca Martinez (Cal State Fullerton); Kylie Pries (UC San Diego); Paige Sentes (CSUN); Olivia Utterback (UC Davis)

Setter of the Week 
Audrey Hollis, UC San Diego | Freshman • Setter • Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • 8138Freshman Audrey Hollis guided the UC San Diego offense to wins against Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine to earn Big West Setter of the Week acclaim for the first time.  

  • The native of Colorado Springs, Colo., opened the week with 43 assists in a 3-1 victory over the Titans.  

  • In Saturday's 3-2 win against the Anteaters, Hollis contributed a double-double of 53 assists and 16 digs. Both figures represent new career highs as Hollis recorded a fifth double-double of the year.  

  • Hollis averaged 10.67 assists and 1.89 digs with four total blocks in nine sets as the Tritons moved into a tie for fourth in The Big West through four weeks of league play. 

Also Nominated: Emme Bullis (Cal Poly); McKinley Chase (UC Riverside); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine); Harper Hall (UC Santa Barbara); Katie Kolar (CSUN); Kate Lang (Hawai'i); Zayna Meyer (Long Beach State); Mia Starr (UC Davis)

Freshman of the Week 
Paulina Baillie, UC San Diego | Freshman • Libero • Carlsbad, Calif.
  • UC San Diego's Paulina Baillie helped the Tritons to a pair of weekend victories to claim Big West Freshman of the Week. The honor is the second of the season for the product of Carlsbad, Calif., who earned Defensive Player of the Week back on Sept. 2. 

  • In Friday's 3-1 win over Cal State Fullerton, Baillie recorded a career-high three aces with 15 digs. 

  • Saturday, the libero popped up a career-best 27 digs in a five-setter against UC Irvine as the Tritons took the win. 

  • For the week, Baillie averaged 4.67 digs per set with seven assists and four aces.  

Also Nominated: McKinley Chase (UC Riverside); Ximena Cordero Barr (UC Davis); Jaida Harris (Long Beach State); Elif Hurriyet (Cal Poly); Miliana Sylvester (Hawai'i); Eva Travis (UC Santa Barbara)