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Nassar Chosen Pac-12 Volleyball Freshman Of The Week
Temescal Canyon graduate Arica Nassar led her Oregon State team to a key victory over highly-ranked Long Beach State last week.
Former Temescal Canyon High athlete Arica Nassar has been named the Bank of the West Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the week of September 5-11, announced Monday by Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.
Nassar, a 6-1 middle blocker, hit .402 to lead Oregon State in efficiency over the four-match week. On Monday against Seattle, Nassar hit an career-high errorless .750 with 15 kills, good to tie for second-best all-time in school history in a single match, before resetting her best with 16 kills in the team’s upset of No. 22 Long Beach State.
Her 57 kills on the week ranked second-best on the team, while her 22 blocks, including a career-high 11 against Southern Methodist University on Friday, paced the Beavers’ defense at the net.
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Overall on the week, she averaged 3.56 kills per set and 4.66 points per set, adding three service aces. Nassar was named to the Long Beach State Baden Classic All-Tournament Team after narrowly missing the Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team.
Long Beach State is the highest ranked non-conference opponent that the Beavers have defeated on the road since No. 6 Michigan in 2009. The Beavers are currently 2-0 on the road and are riding a six-match winning streak into conference play.
