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Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Lucas, CSUN | Redshirt Junior • Outside Hitter • Hacienda Heights, Calif. |
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On Wednesday at No. 4 USC, Lucas pounded a career-high 30 kills, the most in the nation in a match this season as the Matadors pushed the Trojans to the brink. The outside hitter hit an impressive .509 on 53 swings along with eight digs, three blocks and an ace in the five-setter.
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Lucas added seven more kills in Friday’s match against No. 6 Pepperdine to bring the weekly tally to 37, or 4.63 per set. The native of Hacienda Heights, Calif., hit a combined .477 against the pair of Top 10 teams.
Also nominated: Riggs Guy (UC Santa Barbara); Andre Jokanovic (UC Irvine); Skyler Varga (Long Beach State)
Defensive Player of the Week
Andon Kiriakou, UC Irvine | Junior • Outside Hitter • Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Kiriakou finished the week with five digs and three total blocks, including two solo stuffs, with four kills and two assists at CUI. The native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada also added an ace each night.
Also nominated: Alex Kandev (Long Beach State); Ben Pearson (UC Santa Barbara)
Setter of the Week
Cameron Kosty, UC Irvine | Redshirt Freshman • Setter • Hayward, Calif. |
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The redshirt freshman from Hayward, Calif., totaled 34 assists, four blocks with one solo stuff and an ace at Vanguard to open the week on Wednesday. The team hit .410 in the match.
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On Friday, Kosty recorded 40 assists with four kills, four digs and a block at Concordia, bumping the season average to 6.82 assists per set.
Also nominated: Jake Pazanti (Long Beach State)
Freshman of the Week
Andrej Jokanovic, UC Irvine | Freshman • Outside Hitter • Cannes, France |
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Friday, the native of Cannes, France posted a career-high 23 kills in the win over Concordia, hitting .474 (23-5-38) with five digs and two blocks in the match. Jokanovic also kept an aces streak alive with at least one in every match this season.
Also nominated: Jackson Cryst (Long Beach State)