Mercer Island High School graduate Logan Remington racked up some major defensive statistics during a recent volleyball match with her Simon Fraser University (SFU) squad.

The 6-foot-3 sophomore middle blocker notched a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game record 18 total blocks – three solo and 15 block assists – in the Burnaby, B.C., NCAA Division II team’s five-set win over San Francisco State on Sept. 5 at the Western Washington Volleyball Invitational. The previous conference record was 14 total blocks in a game.

Three days later, Remington was named the conference’s defensive player of the week. It is the first career player of the week honor for Remington, whose team knocked off San Francisco State 15-0 in the fifth and final set. SF State, which is ranked No. 4 in the Division II preseason poll, finished runner-up at last season’s Division II national championship.

SFU head coach Gina Schmidt delved into Remington’s immense performance: “She was the difference in that SF State game. She was a force at the net and as a middle, and this honor was well deserved based on her performance over all three matches. Logan was a consistent presence at the net, and it was energizing for the team every time she would get a big block.”

SFU (3-0 at press time) earned the conference’s team of the week award after beating SF State, No. 3 St. Cloud State (Minnesota), 3-0, and No. 11 Cal Poly Pomona, 3-2, at the Western Washington invite.

Remington said that coach Schmidt scheduled the Red Leafs’ preseason against tough teams because she believed they could compete against those squads. The Islander said the players fought through the tourney and had a “BeLeaf” in each other and their abilities to triumph in the three games.

“We came in knowing a lot about each team, but also knowing that we are fully capable of playing our game,” Remington said. “The energy (in) each game was truly unmatched, and it was the first time on a court where I was excited to play freely because I knew every one of my teammates and coaches had my back.”

Remington, who amassed 33 total blocks during the tourney and leads all Division II players with 2.54 blocks per set at press time, said she chose to attend SFU “because the coaching staff and players were so incredibly welcoming and kind when I first went up to see the campus,” according to the team’s webpage.

She added that the beautiful British Columbia landscape, the campus and atmosphere remind her of home.

“SFU volleyball is also a part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, which is amazing, because I get to travel home to Seattle, and other cities in Washington, so my friends and family can visit and watch the team play. I am so incredibly excited to start a new chapter of my life surrounded by such amazing people at SFU,” said Remington, who starred for the Mercer Island High School and North Pacific Juniors club squads.