Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Kayla Thienprasiddhi
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: First-Year
Position/Number: Outside Hitter/#17
Hometown/High School: Fullerton, Calif./Sunny Hills H.S.

In a 3-0 week for Pomona-Pitzer, Thienprasiddhi totaled 42 kills on .180 hitting, eight service aces, 26 digs, and five block assists. Notably, she collected 20 kills and 16 digs in five sets to defeat Whittier, who had previously lost just one match in conference play. Her most efficient performance of the week came against Champan, in which she put down 10 kills on .444 hitting. 

Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Morgan Watkins
School: La Verne
Year: Sophomore
Position/Number: Defensive Specialist/Libero / #4
Hometown/High School: La Verne, Calif./Bonita

Watkins anchored the La Verne women’s volleyball team’s defense in back-to-back victories over Whittier and Occidental. The sophomore libero recorded 29 digs in a 3-1 win over Whittier before adding 12 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Occidental, finishing the two-match stretch with 41 digs and providing a steady defensive presence for the Leopards.