Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Tarin Rueckert
School: California Lutheran
Year: Senior
Position/Number: Middle Hittier/#9
Hometown/High School: Buena Park, Calif./Cypress H.S.

Rueckert delivered a strong weekend at the Cal Lu Fornia Invitational, totaling 25 kills, a .380 hitting percentage, 12 block assists, four solo blocks and 36 total points across three matches. Rueckert opened the weekend with eight kills and seven blocks against Schreiner before producing one of her most efficient performances of the season against Hardin-Simmons, recording 12 kills with a .556 hitting percentage. She also added four blocks and an ace for 17.5 points in the three-set victory. 

Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Alyssa Gonzalez
School: Whittier
Year: Junior
Position/Number: Libero/#1
Hometown/High School: Glendora, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory

The junior libero collected 45 digs across three matches this past weekend, all of which Whittier was victorious in. She tallied 17 each against Montclair State and Franklin & Marshall and averaged 4.5 digs per set. The Poets' opponents were limited to a .051 hitting percentage on the entire weekend.