Big West Player of the Week
UCSB Women’s Volleyball Player Ali Spindt Honored
Ali Spindt was voted the Big West Defensive Player of the Week last Monday after anchoring UCSB’s defense through a perfect 2-0 weekend. In being named the UCSB/Cal Poly Tournament MVP, the libero picked up six digs per set and recorded a career-high 27 scoops against Northern Illinois.
To start the tournament, Spindt had a match high 15 scoops in a sweep of Santa Clara, as she led the efforts to keep the Broncos to a .168 attack percentage, well below their fourth in the nation .328 average. Overall, the Gauchos limited their opponents to a combined .186 hitting percentage.
After this weekend, Spindt has now finished three matches this season tallying 20 or more digs with two coming from the past three matches. She previously had 23 scoops at Cal (9/13) and 20 versus Nevada (9/13). Overall, the sophomore is third in the Big West in averaging 4.33 digs per set.
UCSB will continue its season against Cal Poly Saturday, September 27, 7 p.m., at UCSB’s Thunderdome.
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