University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s volleyball player Kainoa Wade was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA ) Division I-II National Player of the Week after leading the Rainbow Warriors to a three-match sweep of their road trip to Pennsylvania, January 28–31, with wins over Saint Francis and Penn State.
The opposite earned his first career player of the week award after also being selected as the Big West’s Offensive Player of the Week. For the week, he totaled a team-best 44 kills and 55 points.
Wade also led the team with seven aces, 19 digs and eight blocks in the three matches. He matched his career-high with 21 kills, hitting .450 with three aces, five digs and four blocks in a four-set win over Penn State to close out the road trip.
In addition, Wade had nine kills, three aces, five digs, and two blocks in the series opener against Penn State, opening the trip with a team-high 14 kills, with one ace, a career-high nine digs, and two blocks against Saint Francis.
UH Mānoa (10–1) has a bye week, and remains No. 3 in the AVCA top 20 Coaches Poll. The ‘Bows will next play a pair of road matches at Stanford on February 13–14.
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