Juan Figueroa Named MPSF Player Of The Week

February 06, 2006 | Men's Volleyball

Feb. 6, 2006

Sophomore outside hitter Juan Figueroa has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's Men's Volleyball Player of the Week after he led the Trojans to an upset over No. 5 UCLA and then the championship of the Golden Dome Classic last week.

Figueroa helped the Trojans to their first victory over the Bruins since 2000 (snapping a 14-match losing streak to UCLA) by getting 16 kills, 9 digs, 4 blocks and 2 aces on Feb. 1. Then, this past weekend, he had a match-high 15 kills while hitting .406, plus added 7 digs and 4 blocks, as USC swept New Jersey Institute of Technology in the opening round of the Golden Dome Classic. In the championship match against host Rutgers-Newark, he had a match-leading 23 kills to go with 8 digs and 2 blocks.

USC is 7-4 overall and riding a 4-match winning streak (its longest since 2001). The No. 13 Trojans, with a 4-2 MPSF record, travel to BYU for a pair of MPSF matches this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 10-11).