Long Beach State University Athletics
Crimes Earns Player Of The Week Honors
9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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Earns Player Of The Week Honors LONG BEACH – Senior middle blocker Alexis Crimes was named the Big West Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday. With a .373 hitting percentage in three matches, Crimes helped lead the 49ers to a 3-0 record on the weekend while earning MVP honors at the Pioneer Classic hosted by Denver University. In the first match of the two-day tournament, Crimes fired a .364 clip against host Denver, while collecting two service aces and four blocks. Against Washington State she increased her hitting percentage to .371 on 35 attempts (19 kills, 6 errors). The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native added three service aces, five digs and five blocks to her total. Crimes saved her best performance for last, as she hit .377 and tied a career-high 27 kills in the upset win over No. 17 Ohio. In the 3-2 win, the 6-3 middle blocker led the team in kills, while ranking second with six blocks (2 solo, 4 assist). Crimes finished the tournament having hit over .350 in every match. The honor is the first of the season for Crimes, and the first for any 49er player. She has now been named the player of the week six times, tying Misty May among former Long Beach State stars. The 3-0 week extended Long Beach State’s win streak to four as
they open conference play this weekend when they travel to the central
coast to take on nationally-ranked Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara. The
49ers face the Mustangs Friday and the Gauchos Saturday, with both matches
slated for 7:00 p.m. |
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