GNAC Men's Volleyball Report: Week 4
Lasell's Jordan Aprea had a career-high 31 digs (7.75 per set) in a 3-1 league victory over Emerson to collect GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
( FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 11-17 )
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Pedro Campos, Rivier (Jr, S - Downey, Calif.) Campos spearheaded the Rivier offense to another great week helping the Radiers to three more wins and extending their win streak to six. Rivier hit for a .411 percentage with the junior setter directed the offense, averaging 11.00 assists per set, which included a 35-assist performance in a 3-0 sweep over John Jay. The Downey, Calif. native also averaged 1.20 digs and 1.00 blocks per set in the 3-0 week. |
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jordan Aprea, Lasell (Sr., OH/DS - Newington, Conn.) |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Jack Normandin, Rivier (Fr, OH - Clifton Park, N.Y.) Normindan took advantage of his first starts of his career and came through in a big way, averaging 3.13 kills per set with a .400 hitting percentage to help lead Rivier to a 3-0 week in non-conference play. The first-year also chipped in with 1.25 digs and 0.50 service aces per set for the Blue & White. |
WEEK 4 HONOR ROLL
Cameron Ponce, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., S - San Jose, Calif.) - Ponce averaged 1.43 kills, 5.71 assists, 1.29 digs and 0.71 blocks ... Produced a team-high 8 kills with five digs and 3 blocks against #10 Endicott ... Came back to hand out 31 assists with 4 digs and 2 blocks in the win over Nazareth. It was the first time JWU ever beat Nazareth in 12 tries.
Janci Soto, Lasell (Jr., MB - Lawrence, Mass.) - Recorded 11 kills (2.75 per set) with a .318 attack percentage (11-4-22) in Lasell's only match last week, a 3-1 GNAC victory over Emerson. He also contributed four blocks and two digs in the win.
Cam Roth, Rivier (Jr, OH - Coventry, R.I.) - Roth, who started the season as a go to hitter for Rivier, made the jump to the libero position and it paid immediate dividends as he helped the Raiders to a 3-0 week with sweeps over Nichols, John Jay, and Eastern Nazarene. The junior from Coventry scooped 24 digs in just 5 sets played for a 4.80 digs/set average on the week.
GNAC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | OFFENSIVE PLAYER | DEFENSIVE PLAYER | ROOKIE |
| 1 | Francis Kokoros, RIV | Orlando Plagata, CSC | Orlando Plagata, CSC |
| 2 | Ryan Love, WIT | Peter Klembczyk, WIT | Ian Carlson, WIT |
| 3 | Pedro Campos, RIV | Cam Roth, RIV | Orlando Plagata, CSC (2) |
| 4 | Pedro Campos, RIV (2) | Jordan Aprea, LAS | Jack Normandin, RIV |
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