Anteater Trio Sweeps Big West Player of the Week Honors
October 15, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. -- UC Irvine swept the Big West Player of the Week honors after performances against Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside last week.
Setter Ali Koumelis was named Player of the Week, while libero Haley DeSales was honored as Defensive Player of the Week and Abby Marjama tabbed Freshman of the Week.
Koumelis captured her first career Player of the Week award, averaging 10.50 assists per set in a pair of conference sweeps.
The senior racked up 63 assists over the two matches and directed the UCI offense to a .340 (44-9-103) hitting percentage against the Titans, the second best offensive performance of the year. She had 28 assists versus CSF, then added 35 more against the Highlanders. She also added 11 digs against UCR to cement her eighth double-double of the year.
Koumelis also contributed five kills, three aces and a block for the week. She averaged 2.33 digs and 0.50 aces while hitting .556 (5-0-9).
DeSales became a first time recipient of the Defensive Player of the Week award after averaging 6.67 digs over six sets last week.
The senior notched 19 digs against the Titans, then had 21 more versus the Highlanders. The 21 scoops against UCR is the second-most in a three-set match this season.
DeSales posted her seventh 20-dig match of the season, recording double figure digs in all but one match this season.
She also added three assists and an ace in each match.
Marjama was recognized as the conference's top freshman for the third time in the last four weeks.
The 6-foot outside hitter posted back-to-back double-doubles, including a team-best 12 kills to go along with 10 digs and two block assists against Cal State Fullerton. It was the seventh time this year she had led the squad in kills.
Against UC Riverside, she recorded 11 kills and 10 digs. Marjama also had two aces against the Highlanders, bringing her season total to 34.
For the week, she averaged 3.83 kills, 3.33 digs, 0.50 blocks and 0.33 aces.
The Anteaters take a five-match winning streak on the road to UC Davis Saturday, the lone match of the week.
Setter Ali Koumelis was named Player of the Week, while libero Haley DeSales was honored as Defensive Player of the Week and Abby Marjama tabbed Freshman of the Week.
Koumelis captured her first career Player of the Week award, averaging 10.50 assists per set in a pair of conference sweeps.
The senior racked up 63 assists over the two matches and directed the UCI offense to a .340 (44-9-103) hitting percentage against the Titans, the second best offensive performance of the year. She had 28 assists versus CSF, then added 35 more against the Highlanders. She also added 11 digs against UCR to cement her eighth double-double of the year.
Koumelis also contributed five kills, three aces and a block for the week. She averaged 2.33 digs and 0.50 aces while hitting .556 (5-0-9).
DeSales became a first time recipient of the Defensive Player of the Week award after averaging 6.67 digs over six sets last week.
The senior notched 19 digs against the Titans, then had 21 more versus the Highlanders. The 21 scoops against UCR is the second-most in a three-set match this season.
DeSales posted her seventh 20-dig match of the season, recording double figure digs in all but one match this season.
She also added three assists and an ace in each match.
Marjama was recognized as the conference's top freshman for the third time in the last four weeks.
The 6-foot outside hitter posted back-to-back double-doubles, including a team-best 12 kills to go along with 10 digs and two block assists against Cal State Fullerton. It was the seventh time this year she had led the squad in kills.
Against UC Riverside, she recorded 11 kills and 10 digs. Marjama also had two aces against the Highlanders, bringing her season total to 34.
For the week, she averaged 3.83 kills, 3.33 digs, 0.50 blocks and 0.33 aces.
The Anteaters take a five-match winning streak on the road to UC Davis Saturday, the lone match of the week.
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