Hawaii’s Louis Sakanoko named AVCA National Player of the Week
Hawaii junior outside hitter Louis Sakanoko was named the AVCA National Player of the Week today. Sakanoko earned the honor for the first time in his career after helping Hawaii sweep a two-match series against Long Beach State to jump the Beach to No. 2 in the AVCA top 20 rankings this week.
Sakanoko, who is 6-foot-5 and from Paris, France, averaged 3. 83 kills per set and hit . 571 with only ...
Hawaii junior outside hitter Louis Sakanoko was named the AVCA National Player of the Week today. Sakanoko earned the honor for the first time in his career after helping Hawaii sweep a two-match series against Long Beach State to jump the Beach to No. 2 in the AVCA top 20 rankings this week.
Sakanoko, who is 6-foot-5 and from Paris, France, averaged 3. 83 kills per set and hit . 571 with only three attack errors in 35 attempts in UH’s two victories.
He missed the final two sets of Friday’s five-set win with cramps. Sakanoko came back on Saturday to deliver a match-high 15 kills and hit . 619 with three blocks, two digs and an ace in a sweep.