Irvine, Calif. -- UC Irvine senior setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente/San Clemente HS) has been named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/Molten Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week. It is Thornton’s first career Player of the Week distinction. Thornton was named Most Valuable Player of the 43rd UCSB Elephant Bar Invitational leading the Anteaters to three wins and the team title. He averaged 15.78 assists per game while directing the offense to a .406 team hitting percentage (164-41-303) during the tournament. Thornton also had a career-high 12 digs and a season’s best 60 set assists in a win at Cal Baptist to begin the week.
Top-ranked UCI is 4-0 to begin the season and will host No. 4 Hawaii Friday (Jan. 12) at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday (Jan. 13) at 7:30 p.m. in the Bren Center.
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