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SAN BRUNO, Calif. \u2013\u00a0Following a strong first weekend to start the 2026 season, four West Coast Conference volleyball teams claimed one of the first conference weekly awards of the season. Maria Tabacuks from LMU won Offensive Player of the Week, while Bella Gutierrez from Pacific was named Defensive Player of the Week. Kylie Munday from San Diego claimed Setter of the Week and Portland’s Kalaweloilehua Chock from Portland won Freshman of the Week.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nWEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE\u00a0PLAYER\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 MARIA TABACUKS, SO., OH \u2013 LMU
\nMaria Tabacuks led LMU to three wins last weekend, totaling 52 kills at 5.20 kills per set while hitting .352 across 10 sets. She hit double figures in all three victories, including 21 kills on 38 attempts without a single attack error for a .553 hitting percentage during the sweep of Southeastern Louisiana. Tabacuks followed that performance with 19 kills and 11 digs in LMU’s four-set win over Ole Miss. She also contributed 25 digs, six blocks and three aces across the weekend while totaling 58.5 points, an average of 5.85 points per set.
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\nAlso Nominated:\u00a0Kierstyn Barton, San Diego; Petra Fritz, San Francisco; Morgan Hayes, Santa Clara; Taina Kaauwai, Portland; Antonie Kelnarova, Saint Mary’s; Teagan Melton, Seattle U; Alicia Thibodeau, Denver; Nicole Zake, Pacific<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE\u00a0PLAYER\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 BELLA GUTIERREZ, SO., LB \u2013 PACIFIC
\nBella Gutierrez helped the Tigers go 2-1 last weekend with wins over Gonzaga and Southern Utah. Gutierrez compiled 57 digs in three matches, averaging 4.75 per set. She posted 27 in the win over the Bulldogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also Nominated:\u00a0Maeve Bailey, San Francisco; Gabriella Cascione, LMU; Lexi Jones, Seattle U; Alayna Pearson, Saint Mary’s; Meghan Scholz, San Diego; Lexi Trapani, Santa Clara; Madison Winkler, Denver; Tinoa Woodward-Hart, Portland<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 KALAWELOILEHUA CHOCK, FR., OH \u2013 PORTLAND
\nKalaweloilehua Chock posted 30 kills last weekend, including 17 against Portland State, the most by any Pilot freshman in a single match since 2022. She added 19 total digs, one service ace and three blocks. Chock holds a hitting percentage of .270 and stands at 52 percent in system pass percentage.<\/p>\n
Also Nominated:\u00a0Janae Demant, Seattle U; Allison Dzieciuch, Santa Clara; Ryann Knuth, San Diego; Caitlin Prior, Saint Mary’s; Emma Neukirchen, San Francisco<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SETTER OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 KYLIE MUNDAY, JR., S \u2013 SAN DIEGO
\nKylie Munday racked up 115 assists (11.50 A\/S), 33 digs (3.30 D\/S), six blocks and three service aces last weekend, helping San Diego garner a pair of wins at the 2026 Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. She recorded a double-double with 39 assists, 12 digs, three block assists and a service ace against No. 21 Baylor. Munday added 42 more assists, 19 more digs, a block assist and a service ace in another double-double in the win over Georgia Southern. She chipped in 34 assists, two digs, two blocks and a service ace in the victory over tournament host Hawaii.<\/p>\n
Also Nominated:\u00a0Alessia Couchond, Pacific; Macy Hinshaw, Santa Clara; Havannah Hoeft, Portland; Bella Jones, Seattle U; Delfina Schuh, LMU; Jordan Smart, San Francisco; Sadie White, Saint Mary’s<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Offensive\u00a0Players of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 31: Maria Tabacuks, LMU\u00a0
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\n2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Defensive\u00a0Players of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 31: Bella Gutierrez, Pacific<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Freshmen of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 31: Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Setters of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 31: Kylie Munday, San Diego
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