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Offensive Player of the Week
Emma Fredrick, Cal Poly | Senior • Outside Hitter • Bakersfield, Calif.
Cal Poly’s Emma Fredrick has been named Big West Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 19 after powering the Mustangs to another pair of wins. This is Fredrick’s second career offensive honor (Sept. 15, 2025), but first of the 2026 campaign.
On Saturday, Fredrick yet again led the Cal Poly pin hitters with 19 kills with six digs and three blocks in a 3-1 win against UC Riverside as the Mustangs extended their win streak to eight, remaining unbeaten in Big West play to lead the league.
The product of Bakersfield, Calif., currently rates fifth in the conference in kills (3.70) and points (4.18) per set to lead the squad. The Mustang offense tops the conference in kills average (13.45) and is hitting 0.287 on the season, which stands in 10th nationally.
Also Nominated: Emery DeJong (California Baptist); Skyler Gartin (Sacramento State); Ireland McNees (UC San Diego); Gabi Martinez (UC Santa Barbara); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State); Abby Pekrul (UC Irvine); Brielle Rueckert (Utah Valley); Jordyn Waite-Ward (Cal State Bakersfield)
Defensive Player of the Week
Izzy Mahaffey, Long Beach State | Sophomore • Libero/Defensive Specialist • Queen Creek, Ariz.
On Saturday, the Queen Creek, Ariz., native, collected another team-high with 19 digs with five assists and two more aces in the three-setter against the Hornets. Mahaffey’s previous career digs benchmark was 15, easily bested in both matches.
Also Nominated: Reese Ampi (Sacramento State); Lucia Barroso (UC San Diego); Suelen Lima (Cal State Bakersfield); Breklyn Pulling (Cal Poly); Whitney Wallace (UC Irvine); Alyvia Watkins (Utah Valley)
Setter of the Week
Madi Maxwell, Long Beach State | Junior • Setter • Newhall, Calif.
Piloting Long Beach State to a pair of road wins, junior Madi Maxwell has been named Big West Setter of the Week for Oct. 19. This is the third setter nod of the season and sixth career distinction of the type.
The Newhall, Calif., native averaged 5.50 assists, 2.88 kills, 1.00 blocks and 3.13 digs per set against new conference foes Utah Valley and Sacramento State, playing key roles in all positions on the court.
In Thursday’s five-set win against the Wolverines, Maxwell delivered a third triple-double of the season finishing with 28 assists, 18 digs and 15 kills while also adding three blocks for the Beach.
Saturday at Sacramento State, Maxwell finished with eight kills on .333 hitting with 16 assists, seven digs and five blocks in the sweep to help LBSU keep a share of second place in The Big West standings.
Also Nominated: Maddie Brown (California Baptist); Marleena Catalan (UC San Diego); Luiza Da Cruz (Cal State Bakersfield); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine); Alexis Haury (Cal Poly); Evalyn Medaris (Utah Valley); Makenna Wiepert (Sacramento State)
Rookie of the Week
Taylor Boice, UC Irvine | Freshman • Middle Blocker • Redondo Beach, Calif.
After UC Irvine’s successful road swing, Taylor Boice has claimed a second Big West Rookie of the Week award in the month of October, also earning distinction on Oct. 5.
Boice, a middle blocker from Redondo Beach, Calif., averaged 2.38 kills on .316 hitting with 1.38 blocks per set in a pair of 3-1 victories at Cal State Bakersfield and CSUN.
The weekend was highlighted by Saturday’s performance against the Matadors, where Boice put down 12 kills while hitting .588 to go along with a career-high nine blocks including two solo stuffs.
For the season, Boice tops UCI in kills, blocks, and hitting percentage. Sporting a 1.00 blocks per set average, Boice ranks 10th in The Big West thus far.
Also Nominated: Anna Bacchin (Cal State Bakersfield); Kyler Birkelbach (Long Beach State); Nikola Gamlin (Sacramento State); Gia Rivera (UC San Diego)