UCLA junior middle blocker Daenan Gyimah was named the Sports ImportsVB/AVCA DI-II National Player of the Week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the Offensive Player of the Week by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Gyimah helped lead the Bruin men's volleyball team to a pair of league wins at Concordia, Irvine and against No. 14 USC last week to improve their records to 12-4 overall and 4-0 in MPSF action on the season.
Gyimah hit .629 for the two matches, with just three errors on 35 swings, while averaging 4.2 kills per set. It marked the 10th and 11th matches this season in which Gyimah has hit at least .500 and the 13th straight contest in which he has hit at least .400. He now has one or less errors in eight matches this season. His four block assists at Concordia were one-off of his season-best total. Gyimah collected six of his 14 kills in the first set against USC to help kick start the Bruins attack in the straight set win over the Trojans. The 14 kills marked the ninth double-digit effort by the junior and were his third-highest kill total in a match this season.
This is the fifth career MPSF weekly award for Gyimah, third on the offensive side. The Scarborough, Ontario native was named MPSF Offensive POW earlier this season on Feb. 4 after hitting .614 for the week (30-3-44). He averaged 3.75 kills, 0.88 blocks and 4.25 points/set in road wins over No. 7 Loyola-Chicago and No. 10 Lewis.
The Bruin men's volleyball team, which is ranked No. 6 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, will square off against No. 4 Pepperdine (11-2, 4-0 in MPSF) on Wednesday with the winner taking over sole possession of first-place in the MPSF. First serve will be at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion, presented by Wescom.
Gyimah hit .629 for the two matches, with just three errors on 35 swings, while averaging 4.2 kills per set. It marked the 10th and 11th matches this season in which Gyimah has hit at least .500 and the 13th straight contest in which he has hit at least .400. He now has one or less errors in eight matches this season. His four block assists at Concordia were one-off of his season-best total. Gyimah collected six of his 14 kills in the first set against USC to help kick start the Bruins attack in the straight set win over the Trojans. The 14 kills marked the ninth double-digit effort by the junior and were his third-highest kill total in a match this season.
This is the fifth career MPSF weekly award for Gyimah, third on the offensive side. The Scarborough, Ontario native was named MPSF Offensive POW earlier this season on Feb. 4 after hitting .614 for the week (30-3-44). He averaged 3.75 kills, 0.88 blocks and 4.25 points/set in road wins over No. 7 Loyola-Chicago and No. 10 Lewis.
The Bruin men's volleyball team, which is ranked No. 6 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, will square off against No. 4 Pepperdine (11-2, 4-0 in MPSF) on Wednesday with the winner taking over sole possession of first-place in the MPSF. First serve will be at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion, presented by Wescom.