Torrey Van Winden (left) and Taylor Formico helped the Bruins to wins at #16 Oregon and Oregon State last week.
Van Winden, Formico Earn Pac-12 POW Honors
October 17, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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SAN FRANCISCO - Fresh off a 2-0 week, the Bruins picked up a pair of Pac-12 Conference weekly honors on Monday, as freshman Torrey Van Winden was named Offensive Player of the Week, while senior Taylor Formico earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades. The Pac-12 awards are the first for both Van Winden and Formico.
Van Winden led the Bruins in kills in both victories, recording 33 (4.12 per set) to go with 18 digs (2.25 per set) and six blocks in eight sets. Last Wednesday at #16 Oregon, Van Winden had a match- and season-best 19 kills with a .341 hitting percentage. She added a career-high 12 digs for her first double-double, adding three blocks, including two solos. Van Winden came back two days later to again lead the Bruins in kills with 14 versus Oregon State. She produced a .444 percentage with only two miscues in 27 attempts to go with six digs and three blocks.ย Van Winden's .380 hitting percentage over the last two matches is over 100 points higher than her season average. She is third on the team with 2.76 kps and 3.18 points per set, adding 0.96 digs per set and 0.72 blocks per set.ย
Formico posted 51 digs (6.38 per set) in eight sets last week. She had 29 digs against Oregon, adding an ace, while recording 22 at Oregon State. In four of Formico's eight sets, she registered at least eight digs, including eight in the second set in Eugene and 10 in the third, both Bruin victories. The senior had eight digs in each of the first two sets in Corvallis. It was the sixth and seventh times this season that Formico has surpassed 20 digs. She has double figures in digs in all 18 matches this season, 40 in a row dating back to last year and 106 in her career.ย Formico is tops on the squad with 5.06 dps, adding seven service aces, which is third on the team.
Since 2011, when the conference started handing out Offensive, Defensive and Freshman of the Week honors, UCLA has won 11 Offensive, six Defensive and four Freshman awards (21 total). Three of those have come this season. In addition to the two on Monday, senior Jennie Frager was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 29.ย The Bruins have 82 all-time Pac-12 weekly awards.
The Bruins open up a four-match homestand this weekend, starting on Friday against Stanford at 8 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion. The contest will air on Pac-12 Network National, Los Angeles and Bay Area, while free live audio will be available on UCLABruins.com. Then on Sunday, UCLA heads down Bruin Walk to the John Wooden Center for a noon tilt versus California. Free live audio and video will be available on UCLABruins.com.
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