Long Beach State freshman Haleigh Hampton was named the Big West Conference’s co-Player of the Week for women’s volleyball on Monday.
The 6-foot-7 middle blocker hit a combined .379 in four matches over the weekend in Colorado. In a five-set upset over then-No. 14 Colorado State, Hampton tied a team-high with 18 kills on .517 hitting to go with five blocks.
The win helped move LBSU (9-3) up a spot to No. 23 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released Monday.
The 49ers posted a 3-1 record with victories over Virginia Commonwealth, Denver and Colorado State, which dropped four spots to No. 18.
Stanford received 59 of 60 first-place votes to retain the No. 1 rank. Penn State, ranked second, received the other first-place vote.
UC Davis’ Betsy Sedlak was also named player of the week.
The 49ers visit Loyola Marymount Friday at 7 p.m. before returning to the Walter Pyramid for the start of Big West play on Saturday against Cal State Fullerton.
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