Offensive Player of the Week
Shawn Kennedy (West Barnstable, Mass.), Senior, Outside Hitter, Johnson & Wales University
Kennedy was named to the All-Tournament team for the Wildcat Invitational, averaging 4.53 kills and 1.47 digs per set to help lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish. The senior outside hitter tallied a double-double with 23 kills and 10 digs in the team's 3-2 victory against Vassar.
Defensive Player of the Week
Aaron Almario (Alhambra, Calif.), Senior, Middle Hitter, Rivier University
Almario was a monster on defense for the Raiders back boning the 6th ranked team to a 2-1 week. The 6'7 middle blocker registered 20 blocks in just 12 sets for a 1.66 blocks per set average for Rivier. Almario, playing in his home state for the first time in his career, recorded nine blocks in a five set win over #7 UC Santa Cruz.
Tyler Blank (Rochester, N.Y.), Freshman, Setter, Rivier University
Blank continues to impress as a first year setter by collecting 123 assists and averaging 10.25 assists per set to direct Rivier to a 2-1 record on the week. The 6'0 setter also tallied 13 digs and seven blocks for a respective 1.08 digs per set and 0.58 blocks per set average on the weekend. Blank dished out 50 assists in a 5 set victory over #7 UC Santa Cruz to finish the week.
Chris Markuson (Cupertino, Calif.), Junior, Outside Hitter, Rivier University
Nick Schibi (Torrington, Conn.), Senior, Outside Hitter, Mount Ida College
Raul Rivera Rojas (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), Freshman, Right Side Hitter, Albertus Magnus College