Simeon Nikolov helped temporary leader Long Beach State achieve three consecutive away wins and on Monday he was announced asfreshman of the week in the Big West conference of the US collegiate championship. During the Midwest tour against three teams, Nikolov helped Long Beach State achieve 39.4% attacking efficiency as a team. This greatly helped the team record victories against Lindenwood, McKendree, and #12 Lewis.
Nikolov finished with an average of 10.9 assists per game while leading the offense, but also contributed to the positive results, recording 14 points during this period (
9 of them from serve, one of which he clocked at 128 km/h!, which is an NCAA record), adding 30 digs in defense. The news of the record serve also resonated in Italy."Beach" inflicted the "Flyers" their first loss of the season and climbed to first position in the temporary standings after their weekend performance.

Nikolov is the first recipient of the weekly award for the new season for the leader in the standings Long Beach State.
After three away matches, "Beach" will return home to host Concordia on Friday evening before visiting #11 Pepperdine on Sunday.
След три мача като гост, "Бийч" ще се завърне у дома, за да приеме Конкордия в петък вечер, преди да гостува на №11 Пепърдайн в неделя.