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Daenan Gyimah (16) rises for one of his 14 kills against USC.

Gyimah Named Men's Volleyball Player of the Week

Men's Volleyball

Bruins host No. 3 UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday night.

UCLA middle blocker Deanan Gyimah was named the Offensive Player of the Week by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) on Monday. The senior helped lead the Bruins to a pair of MPSF wins this past week at Concordia and USC.

Gyimah was the picture of consistency, hitting .600 in each victory with a season-high tying 14 kills in each contest. He was also dominant at the net posting a block solo in each match to go with a total of seven block assists. Gyimah has now hit at least .400 in six of the seven matches he has seen action this past season. His 18.5-point effort against the Trojans tied his season-high in that category.

The Bruins men's volleyball team (7-5, 2-2 in MPSF play), ranked eighth this week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), will host No. 3-ranked UC Santa Barbara (8-2) in a non-league contest on Wednesday night. First serve is at 7 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The Bruins will then return to league action and play at No. 13 Grand Canyon (10-3, 2-1) on Friday.