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Offensive Player of the Week
Molly McCluskey, UC San Diego | Junior • Opposite Hitter • Costa Mesa, Calif.
After leading UC San Diego to a weekend split, Molly McCluskey has been named Big West Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 26. This is a first award of the season and second career offensive award for the junior (Sept. 1, 2025).
In Friday’s five-set home loss to the Anteaters, McCluskey finished with 18 kills, 14 digs and four blocks.
Also Nominated: Eleftheria Baxa (California Baptist); Hailey Brockway (CSUN); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine); Emma Fredrick (Cal Poly); Skyler Gartin (Sacramento State); Olivia Gloeckner (Utah Valley); Sidney Hamaker (Long Beach State); Suelen Lima (Cal State Bakersfield)
Defensive Player of the Week
Brielle Rueckert, Utah Valley | Senior • Middle Blocker • Provo, Utah
Brielle Rueckert has been named Big West Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 26, after providing a wall at the net in a pair of Utah Valley wins. This marks Rueckert’s first career weekly honor from the league.
Rueckert finished with 15 total blocks in a two-match season series against Sacramento State, averaging 2.14 per set to go along with 1.57 kills per set on the offensive side of the net. The UVU defense allowed the Hornets to hit just .148 from the floor.
At home, the senior from Provo, Utah, denied nine total Sacramento State attacks with one solo stuff, eight assists and five kills on .364 hitting (5-1-11) in a three-set sweep.
Also Nominated: Reese Ampi (Sacramento State); Analiese Gagliano (Cal State Bakersfield); Elif Hurriyet (Cal Poly); Madison Johnson (UC San Diego); Izzy Mahaffey (Long Beach State); Iye Okolo (CSUN); Whitney Wallace (UC Irvine)
Setter of the Week
Maddie Brown, California Baptist | Junior • Setter • Beaumont, Calif.
The wins came against Crosstown Showdown rival UC Riverside as Brown registered career highs in both matches. The junior from Beaumont, Calif., dished out 51 assists in each match, or 10.20 per set.
In Friday’s road win, Brown added 11 digs for the double-double along with four service aces to go along with the 50+ assist outing. Saturday, Brown’s 51 assists came along with two more aces as well as a pair of kills and trio of blocks.
All told, Brown has amassed 1,171 career assists for CBU and is just the fifth Lancer in the DI era to achieve the mark.
Also Nominated: Marleena Catalan (UC San Diego); Luisa Da Cruz (Cal State Bakersfield); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine); Alexis Haury (Cal Poly); Katie Kolar (CSUN); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State); Evalyn Medaris (Utah Valley); Makenna Wiepert (Sacramento State)
Rookie of the Week
Anaiya Campbell, California Baptist | Freshman • Outside Hitter • Munich, Germany
After a career weekend in the Crosstown Showdown, California Baptist’s Anaiya Campbell has been named Big West Rookie of the Week for Oct. 26, a first career weekly honor.
On Saturday, the native of Munich, Germany exploded for a career-best performance with 24 kills while hitting .417 in the five-set thriller. Campbell scored six of those kills in the fifth set to help CBU sweep their first Big West regular-season series against the rival.
Also Nominated: Anna Bacchin (Cal State Bakersfield); Kyler Birkelbach (Long Beach State); Fallyn Blotzer (CSUN); Nikola Gamlin (Sacramento State); Chloe Hansen (Utah Valley); Gia Rivera (UC San Diego); Vani Tatoulian (UC Irvine); Noe Vanacht (Cal Poly)