SAN FRANCISCO – After hitting .527 over the weekend, senior opposite Marta Levinska was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, the first weekly award for Sun Devil Volleyball this season.
This is the first offensive player of the week nod for Levinska, who was a two-time freshman of the week honoree back in the 2020-21 season. This is also the first weekly award for Arizona State since 2021. For the complete list of winners, head to the Pac-12's website.
Levinska was named the MVP of the Beale Street Classic after helping the Sun Devils sweep all three matches, hitting a blistering .527 over the weekend and notching double-digit kills in each match. She only had three attack errors all weekend. She hit a career-high .606 in the sweep over Southern Miss and had a season-high 21 kills in that win, her second time this season reaching 20 or more kills. Against Little Rock, she had a season-high five blocks.
With Levinska's efforts, Arizona State ended non-conference play with a perfect 12-0 mark, the third-best start in program history and the best start by a new head coach (JJ Van Niel). This is the second time in the 21st century going undefeated in non-conference matches (also 2015). She helped push ASU to a sixth-straight sweep, which is tied for the second-longest streak of sweeps in ASU history.
The Sun Devils finally will be home next weekend, playing in Mullett Arena for the first time. ASU will host in-state rival Arizona on Thursday before bringing in Washington on Sunday, September 24, for the 50th anniversary celebration.
This is the first offensive player of the week nod for Levinska, who was a two-time freshman of the week honoree back in the 2020-21 season. This is also the first weekly award for Arizona State since 2021. For the complete list of winners, head to the Pac-12's website.
Levinska was named the MVP of the Beale Street Classic after helping the Sun Devils sweep all three matches, hitting a blistering .527 over the weekend and notching double-digit kills in each match. She only had three attack errors all weekend. She hit a career-high .606 in the sweep over Southern Miss and had a season-high 21 kills in that win, her second time this season reaching 20 or more kills. Against Little Rock, she had a season-high five blocks.
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With Levinska's efforts, Arizona State ended non-conference play with a perfect 12-0 mark, the third-best start in program history and the best start by a new head coach (JJ Van Niel). This is the second time in the 21st century going undefeated in non-conference matches (also 2015). She helped push ASU to a sixth-straight sweep, which is tied for the second-longest streak of sweeps in ASU history.
The Sun Devils finally will be home next weekend, playing in Mullett Arena for the first time. ASU will host in-state rival Arizona on Thursday before bringing in Washington on Sunday, September 24, for the 50th anniversary celebration.