VANCOUVER – Named Canada West Libero of the Year for the second straight season,
Logan Greves continues to be the model of consistency.
The fourth-year from Calgary led the conference in both digs with 156 and digs-per-set with 2.36.
"Though he's winning for the second consecutive year, this one feels fresh," said UBC head coach,
Mike Hawkins. "I think last year he primarily won because his defensive numbers were out of this world but he's just spent an enormous amount of time improving his serve-receive. Now he's adding to his defensive prowess with really good serve-receive which then just alleviates so much pressure off the rest of our team."
Averaging 2.253 digs-per-set over his four years with the blue and gold, Greves sits 16
th all-time in the category and third among Thunderbirds behind only Ian Perry and legendary UBC libero Blair Bann.
"It's rare for a position like the libero to really be a game changer and I think that's where he stands above the rest," Hawkins added. "I think there are a lot of really talented liberos who are really solid at what they do. But especially defensively, Logan just steals points and he makes digs that nobody else can make."
Greves is the first Thunderbird to win back-to-back Libero of the Year awards since Bann took home four consecutive honours between 2007-08 and 2010-11.
The T-Birds head to Winnipeg this weekend for the Canada West Final Four where they'll face the Alberta Golden Bears in a semifinal Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT.
