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Jano Tello Named Big West Player of the Week
2/27/2023 3:29:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. - Junior Jano Tello became the second CSUN men's volleyball players honored as Big West Player of the Week when the conference announced its weekly awards on Monday, Feb. 27.
Tello helped the 14th-ranked Matadors to a pair of wins last week over Westcliff and UC San Diego as CSUN extended its current win streak to seven straight.
He opened the week with a bang, knocking down a career-high 10 kills on 10 errorless swings sets a single-match CSUN record for hitting percentage (1.000). Tello edged four Matadors who held the record at .929. Daniel Wetter's 13 kills on 14 swings in 2021 was the latest to reach the mark. Tello also added one ace and three blocks for CSUN in the win.
Tello then five kills and one error on eight attacks, to go with two blocks and one assist as CSUN topped UC San Diego in four sets in its 2023 Big West opener in La Jolla.
For the week, the junior from Chula Vista played in seven sets while putting down 15 kills on 18 swings to hit .778 while averaging 2.14 kills per set. He also added one ace and five blocks in the two matches.
"Jano set a team record with 10 kills and no errors in the win over Westcliff and we're excited for him to be recognized by The Big West," said CSUN head coach Theo Edwards. "He works incredibly hard and has always been the epitome of a team guy. He came to CSUN as an outside hitter/opposite and whatever we've asked him to do, including playing middle blocker, he's been up to the task and has given it his all."
The award marks the second Big West Player of the Week honor for CSUNÂ this season after Griffin Walters earned the honor on Feb. 8.
The Matadors, ranked 14th in this week's NVA/AVCA Top-15 Poll this week, travel to No. 10 Stanford for their only match this week Friday at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Tello helped the 14th-ranked Matadors to a pair of wins last week over Westcliff and UC San Diego as CSUN extended its current win streak to seven straight.
He opened the week with a bang, knocking down a career-high 10 kills on 10 errorless swings sets a single-match CSUN record for hitting percentage (1.000). Tello edged four Matadors who held the record at .929. Daniel Wetter's 13 kills on 14 swings in 2021 was the latest to reach the mark. Tello also added one ace and three blocks for CSUN in the win.
Tello then five kills and one error on eight attacks, to go with two blocks and one assist as CSUN topped UC San Diego in four sets in its 2023 Big West opener in La Jolla.
For the week, the junior from Chula Vista played in seven sets while putting down 15 kills on 18 swings to hit .778 while averaging 2.14 kills per set. He also added one ace and five blocks in the two matches.
"Jano set a team record with 10 kills and no errors in the win over Westcliff and we're excited for him to be recognized by The Big West," said CSUN head coach Theo Edwards. "He works incredibly hard and has always been the epitome of a team guy. He came to CSUN as an outside hitter/opposite and whatever we've asked him to do, including playing middle blocker, he's been up to the task and has given it his all."
The award marks the second Big West Player of the Week honor for CSUNÂ this season after Griffin Walters earned the honor on Feb. 8.
The Matadors, ranked 14th in this week's NVA/AVCA Top-15 Poll this week, travel to No. 10 Stanford for their only match this week Friday at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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