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\n\t\t\tMolly McCluskey, UC San Diego | Junior \u2022 Opposite Hitter \u2022 Costa Mesa, Calif.
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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). \u00a0<\/p>\n
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In Friday\u2019s five-set home loss to the Anteaters, McCluskey\u00a0finished with 18 kills, 14 digs and four blocks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nAlso Nominated:\u00a0Eleftheria Baxa (California Baptist); Hailey Brockway (CSUN); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine);\u00a0Emma Fredrick (Cal Poly); Skyler Gartin (Sacramento State);\u00a0Olivia Gloeckner (Utah Valley);\u00a0Sidney Hamaker (Long Beach State);\u00a0Suelen Lima (Cal State Bakersfield)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tBrielle Rueckert, Utah Valley | Senior \u2022 Middle Blocker \u2022 Provo, Utah
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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\u00a0Rueckert\u2019s first career weekly honor from the league. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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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.\u00a0The UVU defense allowed the Hornets to hit just .148 from the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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At home, the senior from Provo, Utah,\u00a0denied 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. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nAlso Nominated: Reese Ampi (Sacramento State); Analiese Gagliano (Cal State Bakersfield); Elif Hurriyet (Cal Poly);\u00a0Madison Johnson (UC San Diego); Izzy Mahaffey (Long Beach State); Iye Okolo (CSUN); Whitney Wallace (UC Irvine)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tMaddie Brown, California Baptist | Junior \u2022 Setter \u2022 Beaumont, Calif.
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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. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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In Friday\u2019s road\u00a0win, Brown added 11 digs for the double-double along with four service aces to go along with the 50+ assist outing.\u00a0Saturday, Brown\u2019s 51 assists came along with two more aces as well as a\u00a0pair of kills and trio of blocks. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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All told,\u00a0Brown\u00a0has amassed 1,171 career assists for CBU and is just the fifth Lancer in the DI era to achieve the mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nAlso Nominated:\u00a0Marleena Catalan (UC San Diego);\u00a0Luisa Da Cruz (Cal State Bakersfield); Nicole Feliciano (UC Irvine);\u00a0Alexis Haury (Cal Poly); Katie Kolar (CSUN); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State);\u00a0Evalyn Medaris (Utah Valley); Makenna Wiepert (Sacramento State)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tAnaiya Campbell, California Baptist | Freshman \u2022 Outside Hitter \u2022 Munich, Germany
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After a career weekend in the Crosstown Showdown, California Baptist\u2019s Anaiya Campbell has been named Big West Rookie of the Week for Oct. 26, a first career weekly honor. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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On Saturday, the native of Munich, Germany\u00a0exploded 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nAlso Nominated:\u00a0Anna Bacchin (Cal State Bakersfield); Kyler Birkelbach (Long Beach State); Fallyn Blotzer (CSUN); Nikola Gamlin (Sacramento State);\u00a0Chloe Hansen (Utah Valley);\u00a0Gia Rivera (UC San Diego);\u00a0Vani Tatoulian (UC Irvine); Noe Vanacht (Cal Poly)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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