Joaquin Acosta Season 2001

Personal

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico... parents are Joaquin and Mayra Acosta...one of four children ...majoring in business management ...attended Colgio San Ignacio de Loyola High School...graduated from high school with academic honors... transferred to BYU from UC Santa Barbara ...enjoys playing beach volleyball.

At BYU

2000: Ranked second on the BYU roster with 431 kills in his first season for the Cougars...averaged 4.5 kills per game...hit nearly 30 percent on the season (.298)... produced 11 aces on the season and 113 blocks...produced 20 or more kills in nine matches on the season, including a streak of three straight matches (March 3-8), producing 62 kills in a three match stretch...produced 70 attempts against Hawaii...recorded a season-high 30 kills at Hawaii (Jan. 21)...named MPSF Player of the Week after leading BYU to a 3-2 win at Hawaii and recording 19 kills at Pacific and 18 kills at Stanford...recorded a season-high 15 digs against Ohio State (March 25)...posted a season-high 10 blocks against Lewis (Jan. 15).
2001:A member of the 2001 NCAA National Championship team ... named to the 2001 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team ... an All-MPSF performer ... ranked second on the BYU roster with 263 kills ... named the AVCA National Player of the Week after leading BYU to back-to-back wins over Hawaii in Honolulu, averaging 3.63 kills per game ... hit .309 in two matches at Hawaii ... hit nearly .320 against nationally-ranked opponents ... turned in a seasons high 20 kills against Hawaii in the MPSF Tournament ... recorded 10 or more kills on 12 different occasions throughout the season ... played in 86 games throughout the season, averaging nearly 3.1 kills per game.

Before BYU

Twice received Academic All-Big West honors while at UC Santa Barbara...Named PRHSAA All-American in volleyball and basketball while in high school...a member of the 1996 Gold Medal-winning Puerto Rican Junior National team...A 1999 member of the Puerto Rican National Team.

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