Tuesday the SIAC named their week 5 Men’s Volleyball players of week. Here are the honourees:
OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Central State
D’Aaron McCraney led CSU to its first win of the season last week while accumulating 17 kills, along with two service aces and three blocks in matches against D’Youville and Daeman. In CSU’s 3-0 win over D’Youville, McCraney recorded 9 kills and a .471 hitting percentage. In Saturday’s loss to Daemen, McCraney had 8 kills and a .429 hitting percentage.
DEFENSIVE – Jamal Gray, Freshman, Libero, Kentucky State
Jamal Gray had an impressive performance this weekend notching twenty plus kills and a .900 serve receive percentage. He also added eight assists and four kills.
SETTER – Marcus Franck, Freshman, Setter, Central State
CSU freshman Marcus Franck led CSU to its first win of the season last week while totaling 41 assists in two matches (6 sets). Franck totaled 21 assists along with 3 kills, 6 digs and a block in a 3-0 win on Friday over D’Youville. On Saturday against Daemen, Franck finished with 20 assists along with 2 kills, 5 digs, and one block.
OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Evens Edouard (Edward Waters) |
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Oneil Daley (Edward Waters) |