Women's Volleyball

Players on Three of the Four League Leaders 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.
  • 9For a Big West record seventh time this season, Caylen Alexander of Hawai'i has been named Offensive Player of the Week. The award eclipses the previous single-season benchmark set in 2007 when Cal Poly's Kylie Atherstone claimed six weekly offensive awards.  

  • Alexander averaged 6.33 kills per set with a total of 57 kills and posted a .301 hitting percentage over Hawai'i's two-match road trip.  

  • The junior opened the week with 36 kills on a career-high 85 attempts in a five-set setback at UC Riverside.  Alexander went 24-for-49 with just one error over the final three sets, hitting .469 over that stretch, and finished at .318 for the match. She became the first UH player with two 30-plus kill performances in a season since 2012. The 36-kill tally rates fifth in NCAA Division I for kills in a five-set match this season. 

  • Alexander followed with 21 kills in a four-set win at UC Davis on Saturday to keep UH knotted in a four-way tie at the top of The Big West. The outside hitter posted double-doubles in both matches with 14 digs at UC Riverside and 10 at UC Davis. 

  • The product of Alpharetta, Ga., bumped the season average to 5.35 kills per set, which stands in second in the country, and 5.88 points per set, good for third nationally. 

Also Nominated: Natalie Glenn (Long Beach State); Jade Light (UC Davis); Kendra MacDonald (UC Irvine); Ava McInnes (UC San Diego); Trinity Sheridan (UC Riverside); Tommi Stockham (Cal Poly); Eva Trais (UC Santa Barbara)

Defensive Player of the Week 
Paulina Baillie | Freshman • Libero • Carlsbad, Calif.
  • Libero Paulina Baillie had another outstanding week for the Tritons to go back-to-back as Big West Defensive Player of the Week.  

  • The freshman libero averaged 4.25 digs and 1.00 assists per set in weekend wins at UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton, both four set affairs.  

  • On Friday against the Anteaters, Baillie collected 22 digs for a sixth 20-dig performance of the season.  

  • Saturday against the Titans, the Carlsbad, Calif., native tied for the team high with 12 digs for a 20th double-digit effort of the season to go along with four assists and two aces. 

  • The Tritons are one of four teams deadlocked at the top of The Big West standings with four matches to play in the regular season. 

Also Nominated: Ximena Cordero Barr (UC Davis); Jenna Giambi (Long Beach State); Layanna Green (UC Santa Barbara); Tayli Ikenaga (Hawai'i); Kailyn Jager (UC Riverside); Maia Neiman (UC Irvine); Breklyn Pulling (Cal Poly)

Setter of the Week 
Audrey Hollis, UC San Diego | Freshman • Setter • Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • 8138UC San Diego setter Audrey Hollis helped direct the Tritons offense in a pair of road wins to claim Big West Setter of the Week for a second time this season. 

  • The freshman averaged 10.88 assists, 1.75 digs and 1.56 points per set in a pair of 3-1 road victories against UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton.   

  • Hollis recorded an eighth double-double of the season with 48 assists and 12 digs against UC Irvine on Friday. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native also added four total blocks – including two solos – and two aces in the match. 

  • Hollis followed with 39 assists against the Titans as the team hit .246 in the match. UCSD closed the night with a season-best 14 service aces, with Hollis adding a pair in the victorious effort. 

Also Nominated: Emme Bullis (Cal Poly); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine); Maura Hayes (Long Beach State); Kate Lang (Hawai'i); Beatriz Silva (UC Riverside); Mia Starr (UC Davis)

Freshman of the Week 
Chloe Leluge, Cal Poly | Freshman • Middle Blocker • Bend, Ore.
  • 8038Cal Poly freshman Chloe Leluge was a massive part of the Mustangs' high-hitting clip in a pair of weekend sweeps to claim Big West Freshman of the Week honors.  

  • Leluge totaled eight kills with no errors for a remarkable .800 individual hitting percentage with a pair of blocks against Cal State Bakersfield. Then in the three-set win against CSUN, Leluge recorded nine kills on .615 hitting to go along with two blocks.  

  • After finishing the weekend with a .696 hitting percentage on 23 attacks and just one error, Leluge is back to the top of The Big West for hitting efficiency, improving the season average to .365. 

  • Cal Poly joins Hawai'i, UC San Diego and UC Davis in a four-way tie at the top of The Big West standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The top six squads in the league will earn a berth into The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2024 Outrigger Big West Volleyball Championship.  

Also Nominated: Ximena Cordero Barr (UC Davis); Harper Hall (UC Santa Barbara); Victoria Leyva (Hawai'i); Molly McCluskey (UC San Diego); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State)