University of Hawaii opposite attacker Brook Sedore collected 46 kills over the weekend.

On Monday, he collected the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s player of the week award.

"It’s much deserved," UH coach Charlie Wade said of the honor for Sedore, who helped the Rainbow Warriors sweep a two-match series from UCLA, which entered the weekend ranked No. 3 nationally.

Sedore had 24 kills in a four-set victory on Friday night and 22 in the five-set rematch.

"He had a great weekend," Wade said. "He was pretty instrumental in both of our wins. It’s nice to see the team’s progress validated through Brook’s recognition."

This was the second time Sedore won the MPSF weekly award during his three-season UH career. He was the first Warrior to win the honor this season.

"Any time you beat a team ranked higher than you two nights in a row, it’s big for your season," Sedore said.

Sedore is averaging a team-high 3.62 kills per set. He is hitting .320. In the past eight years, only two pin hitters — opposite Jonas Umlauft and left-side attacker Joshua Walker — hit better than .300 in a season.

Entering the UCLA series, the Warriors had managed to establish the quick-middle attack. Against the Bruins, the strategy was to increase the sets to Sedore on the front and back right. Sedore said he spent four practices leading to Friday’s match working on hitting trouble sets from setter Joby Ramos.

The extra work paid off.

"I was more effective," Sedore said. "I got more opportunities to score points. It went in my favor, I guess."

Sedore said he benefitted from playing for Team Alberta in the Canada Games last summer. He was named one of Alberta’s captains.

"I got tons more reps," Sedore said. "I actually ended up playing left side. I got my ball control better. I got down my arm swing."

By playing through the summer, he was game-ready entering UH’s fall training.

"Instead of taking off a couple of months and getting rusty, I came back better," Sedore said.

Wade also noticed that Sedore managed to control his emotions.

In the past, Sedore’s quest for perfection often left him fretting over mistakes.

"He’s still Canadian," Wade joked, "but he’s done a better job of having his reactions and emotions be appropriate for the moment.

"A lot of times, it’s great to be fired up, and a lot of times it’s great to be cerebral and focused on what you’re doing."

The Warriors also moved up three spots and are tied for eighth (with UC Irvine) in this week’s AVCA poll.

The Warriors and Anteaters meet Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Stan Sheriff Center.