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University of Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald was named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
McDonald passed for four touchdowns and finished 25 of 30 for 312 yards in leading the Rainbow Warriors (4-1) to a 54-3 rout of Nevada on Saturday in Reno, Nev. The junior from La Mirada, Calif., has surpassed 300 yards passing in four of UH's five games this season.
McDonald is the third Hawaii player to take Offensive Player of the Week honors this year, following receivers Cedric Byrd II and JoJo Ward.
The Rainbow Warriors next play at No. 16 Boise State on Oct. 12.
Also on Monday, UH women's volleyball player Hanna Hellvig picked up her second Big West Conference Freshman of the Week award after leading the 11th-ranked Rainbow Wahine (12-1) to a pair of conference wins last week.
The outside hitter from Sweden had a career-high 17 kills in a four-set win at Long Beach State on Friday before posting a career-high 20 digs along with 15 kills the next night during a four-set victory over Cal State Northridge.
Hawaii next hosts UC Irvine on Friday and Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.