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Jonathan Acosta
• Men's Volleyball • Freshman • San Juan, Puerto Rico • Colegio San Ignacio | |
Freshman outside hitter Jonathan Acosta (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Ignacio) of the UCLA Men's Volleyball Team was selected as the UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 14-22.
Acosta, the AVCA National Player of the Week and the MPSF Player of the Week, was honored for his performances at the Outrigger Hotels Invitational, where he was selected the Tournament MVP.
In the Bruins' first game against Lewis, he recorded 18 kills with six digs and six blocks in the 3-1 victory. Against Penn State, he hit .577 with 17 kills and five digs in the sweep against Penn State, and he recorded 14 kills with six digs in the 3-0 win over Hawaii. Acosta averaged 4.9 kills, 1.7 digs and 0.7 blocks per game during the tournament.
Acosta's play helped the Bruins capture their fifth consecutive and sixth overall Outrigger title in the tournament's eight-year history.
This is Acosta's first UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week honor of his career.
Also nominated: Tobias Clemens (m. tennis), Jamie Dantzscher (w. gymnastics), Lauren Fisher (w. tennis), Rodrigo Grilli (m. tennis), Jason Kapono (m. basketball), Natalie Nakase (w. basketball), Sara Platzer (w. swimming and diving).