GNAC Men's Volleyball Report: Week 9

Lasell's Jordan Shinaut had 18 kills (4.50 per set) at GNAC rival Rivier on Saturday to capture his fifth straight GNAC Rookie of the Week award.

March 21, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 14 - 21

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

David Smith, Rivier (Gr., OH - Clinton, Ohio) - The Raiders' outside hitter averaged 4.80 kills, 0.80 service aces, 2.10 digs and 0.40 blocks per set while hitting an impressive .470 in a 3-0 week, which included a 3-1 victory over nationally-ranked Lasell as Riv extended its winning streak to 10. On Thursday at Elms, Smith had 19 kills and one error on 24 attempts (.750) in a sweep, before registering 15 kills, seven digs and a pair of blocks against the Lasers on Saturday. He closed out the home tri-match with 14 kills and just two errors on 23 attempts (.470) in a 3-0 win over Emmanuel.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Phoenix Stebbins, Wentworth (Sr., L - Harrisburg, Pa.) - Stebbins had 13 digs (4.33 per set) in a 3-0 sweep at home over Elms on Saturday afternoon.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Jordan Shinaut, Lasell (Freshman, Opposite - Peoria, Ariz.) - Shinaut had 18 kills (4.50 per set) on 32 attempts with just five errors (.406) to go with eight digs and three blocks in a four-set loss at GNAC rival Rivier on Saturday.

HONOR ROLL

Orlando Plagata, Colby-Sawyer (Sr, OH - Los Angeles, Calif.) - Plagata averaged 3.14 kills and 1.00 digs per set in an 0-2 week of GNAC play, highlighted by a 14-kill, five-dig performance in a loss at Emerson.

Pedro De Jesus, Elms (Senior, OH) - The senior averaged 3.22 kills and 1.33 digs per set while hitting .361 in a 1-2 week.

Neiko Pittman, Emerson (Sophomore, MB) - Pittman averaged 3.80 kills, 2.33 digs and 0.87 blocks per set in a four-game week for the Lions.

Jesus Garcia, Lasell (Junior, Setter - Honolulu, Hawaii) - Garcia had 43 assists (10.75 per set), nine digs (2.25 per set) and two blocks in a 3-1 loss at Rivier.

Matt Ferrara, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., OH - Sandown, N.H.) - Ferrara averaged 3.75 kills per set on a .560 hitting percentage in a 2-0 week of GNAC play for the Pride. He notched nine kills and three service aces against Dean last Tuesday. In Saturday's first match, he notched a double-double with a season-high 17 kills and a career-high 16 digs as the Pride defeated Emerson in five sets. Against Colby-Sawyer, Ferrara collected a career-high 19 kills on 27 attempts without an attack error for a .704 hitting percentage, also a career high. In addition, he contributed two service aces, four digs, and four total blocks against the Chargers. He became the fifth player in program history to reach the 400-kill mark in a career.

Alex McLane, Wentworth (Jr., OH - Columbus, Ohio) - McLane averaged 3.33 kills and 1.33 digs per set while hitting .462 in a 2-0 week of GNAC play. He had 11 kills and six digs at Emerson before registering nine kills against Elms.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	OFF PLAYER	DEF PLAYER	ROOKIE
1	Carlos Mercado, ELM	David Marsh, WIT	Jyles Amirault, EMM
2	Jyles Amirault, EMM	Kostea Andreenko, REG	Jyles Amirault, EMM (2)
3	Jacob LaBouliere, WIT	David Marsh, WIT	Joseph Perez, REG
4	Hunter Oshman, WIT	Jesus Garcia, LAS	Theo Zaharewicz, LAS
5	Jesus Garcia, LAS	Marcello Cappuccio, REG	Jordan Shinaut, LAS
6	Jan Baranowski, LAS	Josh Nolen, REG	Jordan Shinaut, LAS (2)
7	David Smith, RIV	Brenden Joyce, LAS	Jordan Shinaut, LAS (3)
8	Jacob LaBouliere, WIT (2)	Kostea Andreenko, REG (2)	Jordan Shinaut, LAS (4)
9	David Smith, RIV (2)	Phoenix Stebbins, WIT	Jordan Shinaut, LAS (5)

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