Big West Decade Recap

Photo by Fabiana Huffaker

2019 season

Team Big West Overall MB
1. Long Beach State 10-0 28-2
2. Hawai’i 8-2 28-3 -2
3. UC Irvine 5-5 18-11 -5
4. UC Santa Barbara 4-6 18-10 -6
5. CSUN 3-7 13-14 -7
6. UC San Diego 0-10 7-20 -10

Big West Player of the Year
Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State

Big West Freshman of the Year
Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara

Big West Coach of the Year
Alan Knipe, Long Beach State

Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player
Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i

First-Team All-Big West
Setter: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
Setter: Joe Worsley, Hawai‘i
Opposite: Karl Apfelbach, UC Irvine
Opposite: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai‘i
Outside attacker: Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
Outside attacker: Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Outside attacker: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai‘i
Middle attacker: Nick Amado, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai‘i
Libero: Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara
Libero: Gage Worsley, Hawai‘i

All-Big West Honorable Mentions
Outside attacker: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Simon Andersen, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine

Big West All-Freshman Team
Setter: Blake Crisp, UC San Diego
Setter: Taylor Ittner, CSUN
Opposite: Alexandre Nsakanda, UC Irvine
Outside attacker: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Logan Clark, UC San Diego
Middle attacker: Brandon Hicks, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Daniel Wetter, CSUN

2018 season

Team Big West Overall MB
1. Long Beach State 9-1 28-1
T-2. Hawai’i 6-4 19-8 -3
T-2. UC Irvine 6-4 21-10 -3
4. CSUN 5-5 16-11 -4
5. UC Santa Barbara 4-6 11-13 -5
6. UC San Diego 0-10 9-19 -9

Big West Player of the Year
TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State

Big West Freshman of the Year
Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine

Big West Coach of the Year
Alan Knipe, Long Beach State

First-Team All-Big West
Setter: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
Setter: Joe Worsley, Hawai’i
Opposite: Karl Apfelbach, UC Irvine
Opposite: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State
Opposite: Arvis Greene, CSUN
Opposite: Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego
Outside attacker: Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
Outside attacker: Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN
Outside attacker: Aaron Koubi, UC Irvine
Outside attacker: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Nick Amado, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Eric Chance, CSUN
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
Libero: Larry Tuileta, Hawai’i

All-Big West Honorable Mentions
Setter: Dante Chakravorti, UC Irvine
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Opposite: Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: Bjarne Huus, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Josiah Byers, CSUN
Middle attacker: Connor Drake, UC Santa Barbara
Libero: David Parker, UC Irvine

Big West All-Freshman Team
Outside attacker: Wyatt Harrison, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: Maciej Ptaszynski, CSUN
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Middle attacker: Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Jack Truman, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Austin Wilmot, UC Irvine
Defensive/serving specialist: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i