SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Loyola Marymount’s Maria Tabacuks became the season’s first four-time recipient of the West Coast Conference Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week award, while Santa Clara's Lexi Trapani (Defensive) as well as San Diego’s Emma Brewer (Freshman) and Kylie Munday (Setter) also garnered accolades this week.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MARIA TABACUKS, SO., OH – LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Maria Tabacuks powered LMU to a 2-0 road week with victories over Pacific and Saint Mary’s, totaling 42 kills across seven sets for an average of 6.00 kills per set while hitting .427. Tabacuks finished the week with a team-high 43.0 points and added 17 digs and two blocks. The Cannes, France, native opened the week with 12 kills on a .346 hitting percentage and 10 digs for a double-double in LMU’s 3-0 sweep of Pacific. She followed with a season-high 30 kills while hitting .464 in a four-set win at Saint Mary’s, accounting for nearly half of LMU’s 62 kills. Tabacuks was especially impactful in the opening set against the Gaels, delivering five kills after Saint Mary’s reached set point at 24-22, including the final two kills of LMU’s 27-25 comeback win. LMU improved to 21-3 overall and 12-1 in WCC play with the two victories.
Also Nominated: Emma Brewer, San Diego; Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland; Antonie Kelnarova, Saint Mary's; Emma Neukirchen, San Francisco; Chloe Pravednikov, Pepperdine; Cate Shanahan, Santa Clara
WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – LEXI TRAPANI, SR., DS – SANTA CLARA
Lexi Trapani averaged 4.14 digs per set while anchoring Santa Clara's defense to a perfect 2-0 week in WCC play. The Santa Monica, California, product totaled 19 digs on Thursday in a 3-1 win over Seattle U while the Broncos limited the Redhawks to only .183 hitting. She also had five assists and a perfect 1.000 reception percentage in that match. Trapani dug up 10 more digs Saturday in a sweep of Portland while the Broncos held their opponent to a negative hitting percentage (-.054) for the first time in more than seven years. She tacked on five more assists and a service ace against the Pilots.
Also Nominated: Laura Amaro, San Francisco; Lauren Lynch, San Diego; Hailey McEllrath, Seattle U; Alayna Pearson, Saint Mary's; Ella Piskorz, Pepperdine; Camille Pomeroy, Loyola Marymount; Shaylee Stephen, Portland
WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – EMMA BREWER, FR., OH – SAN DIEGO
Emma Brewer led San Diego with 15 kills and a match-high 16.5 points in Saturday’s sweep at Denver – averaging 5.00 kills and 5.50 points per set – as the Toreros won their seventh consecutive match. The Salem, Oregon, product – now a three-time winner of the Freshman of the Week award – hit .406 (15-2-32) and added an ace, five digs and a block assist. She had seven kills on 14 error-free swings in the first set, three of them as the Toreros turned a 7-7 tie into a 12-8 lead, and her kills produced leads of 20-16, 22-16 and 23-18 down the stretch. She added four kills on .375 hitting in the third set, including kills that made it 16-11 and 17-12.
Also Nominated: Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland; Janae Demant, Seattle U; Nikol Dvornikova, Pepperdine; Allison Dzieciuch, Santa Clara; Mikayla Haner, Saint Mary's; Ayanna Henry, Loyola Marymount; Adelynn Legates, San Francisco
WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK – KYLIE MUNDAY, JR., S – SAN DIEGO
Kylie Munday handed out 42 assists, 14.00 per set, as San Diego hit .393 (50-8-107) in Saturday’s sweep at Denver to claim her third Setter of the Week honor. The Post Falls, Idaho, native spread the assists across six hitters, with at least eight each to Kierstyn Barton, Emma Brewer, Ryann Knuth and BayLea Sparks. The Toreros hit .469 (17-2-32) in the third set, when she set Knuth for kills on each of San Diego’s next four points after an 18-12 lead and then set Meghan Scholz for the match-ending kill. In the second set, she set all three kills during a run on Lauren Lynch’s serve that put the Toreros ahead 23-20. Munday also had eight digs, a kill and two blocks, including a solo stuff that tied the third set at 1-1.
Also Nominated: Macy Hinshaw, Santa Clara; Havannah Hoeft, Portland; Tristen Raymond, Pepperdine; Delfina Schuh, Loyola Marymount; Jordan Smart, San Francisco; Sadie White, Saint Mary's
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week
August 31: Maria Tabacuks, Loyola Marymount
September 7: Morgan Hayes, Santa Clara
September 14: Morgan Hayes, Santa Clara
September 21: Petra Fritz, San Francisco
September 28: Maria Tabacuks, Loyola Marymount
October 5: Cate Shanahan, Santa Clara
October 12: Cate Shanahan, Santa Clara
October 19: Cate Shanahan, Santa Clara
October 26: Maria Tabacuks, Loyola Marymount
November 2: Zaria Thornton, Loyola Marymount
November 9: Maria Tabacuks, Loyola Marymount
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Defensive Players of the Week
August 31: Bella Gutierrez, Pacific
September 7: Madison Winkler, Denver
September 14: Laine Briggs, Pepperdine
September 21: Laine Briggs, Pepperdine
September 28: Antonie Kelnarova, Saint Mary’s
October 5: Lauren Lynch, San Diego
October 12: Ella Piskorz, Pepperdine
October 19: Meghan Scholz, San Diego
October 26: Lauren Lynch, San Diego
November 2: Lauren Lynch, San Diego
November 9: Lexi Trapani, Santa Clara
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Freshmen of the Week
August 31: Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland
September 7: Adelynn Legates, San Francisco
September 14: Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland
September 21: Emma Brewer, San Diego
September 28: Kalaweloilehua Chock, Portland
October 5: Allison Dzieciuch, Santa Clara
October 12: Nikol Dvornikova, Pepperdine
October 19: Katariina Korhonen, San Francisco
October 26: Emma Brewer, San Diego
November 2: Nikol Dvornikova, Pepperdine
November 9: Emma Brewer, San Diego
2026 West Coast Conference Volleyball Setters of the Week
August 31: Kylie Munday, San Diego
September 7: Macy Hinshaw, Santa Clara
September 14: Tristen Raymond, Pepperdine
September 21: Havannah Hoeft, Portland
September 28: Sadie White, Saint Mary’s
October 5: Macy Hinshaw, Santa Clara
October 12: Sadie White, Saint Mary’s
October 19: Kylie Munday, San Diego
October 26: Tristen Raymond, Pepperdine
November 2: Macy Hinshaw, Santa Clara
November 9: Kylie Munday, San Diego