University of Hawaii volleyball player Sinisa "Siki" Zarkovic was named the national player of the week on Tuesday. He easily could have garnered an award for top comeback. 

Zarkovic admittedly had a horrendous start to Friday’s match against Brigham Young, with two kills and six errors in nine swings in the first two sets. But he had 10 kills against one error in his next 20 attempts to boost the Rainbow Warriors to a five- set victory. 

In the next night’s rematch, Zarkovic amassed 22 kills on .410 hitting to complete the sweep. 

"You can never give up," said Zarkovic, who was named the AVCA/Sports Import national player of the week. "We proved that after the first two sets. We came back and won the next six sets."

Zarkovic, a sophomore from Serbia, credited his teammates, especially setter Joby Ramos. 

"His sets were really precise," Zarkovic said. "He played great."

UH coach Charlie Wade said the Stan Sheriff Center crowds were influential both nights. 

"Did Siki play great because the crowd was into it or did the crowd get into it because Siki was playing great?" Wade said. "Siki played great on Saturday night. The crowd absolutely was a real asset for us on both nights, especially Saturday night."

The Warriors depart today ahead of road matches against Pepperdine on Friday and Saturday.