IRVINE, Calif. – A pair of University of Hawai'i men's volleyball players received Big West Player of the Week awards after the Rainbow Warriors' series split with Pepperdine last week.
Junior
Tread Rosenthal was named Setter of the Week for the sixth time this season and 11
th of his career while junior libero
Quintin Greenidge received Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.
The two honorees now bring UH's total Big West weekly award count to 16 this season.
The third-ranked Rainbow Warriors (15-2) will next host the 30
th OUTRIGGER Invitational this week featuring top-ranked UCLA, No. 14 Lewis, and Mount Olive. The three-day tournament runs Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14 with matches at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day.
Quintin Greenidge, Defensive Player of the Week
Tallied 22 total digs in a pair of four-set matches against Pepperdine … had 8 digs in a four-set loss in the series opener and a season-high 15 digs in the rematch, a four-set win … averaged 2.88 digs per set … also led the team with a .979 reception percentage with only one reception error in 48 attempts … helped the team average 11.50 digs per set in the series.
Tread Rosenthal, Setter of the Week
Averaged 12.25 assists per set and directed an offense that hit .360 in the two-match series against Pepperdine … offensively, totaled 12 kills, hitting .706 while averaging 1.50 kills per set in the series … also averaged 2.75 digs per set and 0.88 blocks per set while serving five aces … tallied 42 assists and 13 digs in the series opener for his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career … had a season-high 56 assists in the rematch along with four aces, nine digs, and three blocks … in that four-set win, recorded the final two kills of the match to win a marathon 36-34 fourth set.
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