UC San Diego

MEDIA
• In Their Own Words - 5/3/20

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
Tri-captain ... Big West All-Academic Team ... Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/27) ... Played in all 71 of the team's sets ... Finished at No. 3 on program's career digs list with 670, just four short of No. 2 ... Ranked 30th nationally in digs/set (1.9) ... Among Big West Conference players, ranked third in total digs (137) ... Had a double-digit dig total in four matches ... Held a .935 reception percentage.  

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
Big West All-Academic Team ... Big West Defensive Player of the Week (2/25) ... Team's representative on the Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) ... Played in all 93 of the team's sets, the only Triton to do so ... Had a team high 207 digs, which was also his career best ... Totaled 10 or more digs five times, including a season high 19 against Concordia Irvine (2/1). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Big West All-Academic Team ... Team's primary libero ... One of three Tritons to appear in all 28 matches, with team-high 101 sets played ... Led team with 172 digs, 1.70 digs per set and 611 reception attempts (.926) ... Reached double-figure dig totals six times, with season- and match-high 16 in five-set loss vs. No. 5 UC Irvine (3/16) ... Had 13 digs vs. King (1/6), at McKendree (2/16) and four-set win vs. USC (3/7), achieving match high in latter contest ... Had 11 digs at UC Santa Barbara (2/23) and vs. Ball State (3/3) ... Season-high six assists at Stanford (3/9) ... Eight digs in postseason debut at Big West Tournament vs. UC Irvine (4/19) ... First collegiate kill on lone attempt of year, and first point, vs. Ball State.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Three-time Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week honorable mention (1/23, 1/30 and 2/6) ... Team's Rookie of the Year ... Five matches in double-figure digs, with one 20-dig effort ... Made college debut in opener at No. 8 UC Irvine (1/5) as primary libero, finishing with team-best five digs and sharing match high ... Match-high 16 digs in five-set loss vs. No. 6 UC Irvine (1/20) ... Match- and season-high 20 digs in five-set win vs. Hope International (1/28) was program record for the rally-scoring era (since 2011) ... Trio of 10-dig road showings, in four-set triumph at USC (2/4), at Long Beach State (3/3), and at Pepperdine (3/30) ... Season-high four assists vs. Pepperdine (4/7), to go along with nine digs.

CLUB
Competed for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club from 2012-16 ... Played with Triton teammate Connor Walbrecht.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of San Marino High School ... All-Rio Hondo League First Team his final three years ... Titans' MVP as a junior and senior ... Primarily an outside hitter at SMHS.

PERSONAL
Born March 15 in Pasadena ... Parents are Michael and Kristen Lew, who both attended USC ... Father rowed crew for the Trojans ... Has an older brother named Mark and a younger brother named Eric ... Cousin, Bradley Sakaida, played volleyball at CSUN (2013-16) ... Human biology major at Warren College ... Aspires to become a physician after graduating from UC San Diego ... Most memorable moment in volleyball was beating USC during his freshman season ... Enjoys stand-up comedy, video games, bowling, and fishing ... Listens to Thomas Rhett and other country music ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers ... Favorite athlete is Clipper point guard Chris Paul ... Top movie is The Other Guys ... Loves cheeseburgers, sushi, and steaks ... Instagram is his social media outlet of choice ... Has a goldendoodle.