Anteaters’ Kellerman is Player of the Week

UC Irvine senior Lauren Kellerman has been named Big West Conference Player of the Week in women’s volleyball.

The 6-foot outside hitter produced a season-high 21 kills and a team-high 13 digs to lead the Anteaters to a four-game upset of No. 24-ranked Long Beach State Thursday.

She committed just three errors in 48 swings to hit .375 for the match as UCI snapped a six-match losing streak against The Beach. It marked just the seventh all-time win for UCI in 63 matches against Long Beach State.

Kellerman had 19 kills in Saturday’s four-game road loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, posting her second consecutive double-double with 13 digs. Kellerman hit .271 against the Mustangs to hit a combined .323 for the week.

In eight sets Kellerman averaged five kills and 3.25 digs.

Kellerman is second on the team with 223 kills and a 3.33 per-set average. Kellerman is also second with 13 aces and third with 158 digs.

Kellerman is UCI’s first conference player of the week this season.

— From staff reports