UCI’s Ammerman earns national volleyball honor

UC Irvine setter Ryan Ammerman has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II Men’s National Player of the Week.

Ammerman guided the second-ranked Anteaters to victories of Loyola-Chicago and No. 11 UCLA last week.

In a sweep of Loyola-Chicago to begin the week, Ammerman recorded 29 assists, and added eight blocks, leading his squad to a .299 hitting percentage.

In the match at UCLA, he tallied a career-high 66 assists in five games, adding a team-high 11 digs, while leading UCI to a .336 hitting percentage. His 66 assists are ranked eighth in the UCI rally scoring record books.

For the week, Ammerman averaged nearly 11.88 assists per game, while adding nearly two digs and blocks per game, all while leading the Anteaters to an impressive .322 hitting percentage.

This is the first Sports Imports Division I-II Men’s National Player of the Week honor for Ammerman and the 13th for a UCI player.

No. 2 UC Irvine will play at No. 1 Cal State Northridge Friday at 7 p.m.

— From staff reports