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Men's Volleyball

Men's Volleyball Weekly Report - January 31

Player of the Week

Andrew Finnegan, Ramapo
Grad Student, OH; Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck
 
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Finnegan (above) played in all 10 sets for the Roadrunners, who squared off against two of the top teams in the country in No. 2 Springfield and No. 3 Stevens Institute of Technology … He hit .259 overall with 45 kills on 108 attempts and 17 errors … The outside hitter recorded 17 digs and three total blocks en route to his first Skyline Player of the Week honor this season.

Libero of the Week

Connor Ruais, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Freshman; Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot
 
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Ruais (above) totaled 18 digs over three matches for the Golden Eagles on his way to his first Skyline Libero of the Week honor ... He was 29 of 29 in service receptions with 11 digs in a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Potsdam before recording 17 receptions with three digs against No. 5 Vassar.

Rookie of the Week

Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Freshman, OH; Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North

For the second straight week, MacPherson (below) takes home the honor … The freshman finished the week with 18 kills while matching a team-best 20 digs over three matches ... The freshman added four service aces and a pair of blocks ... He recorded seven kills in each of the 3-0 wins over Baruch and SUNY Potsdam, while adding six and eight digs, respectively.
 
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Honor Roll

New Jersey City University senior middle blocker Brandon DaSilva totaled a team-high 17 kills over all eight sets (2.13 k/s) with an extremely efficient five errors on 25 swings (.480) … St. Joseph's-Long Island junior outside hitter Mark Williams paced the Golden Eagles with 32 kills, averaging 3.56 kills per set in a 2-1 week for the team … New Jersey City University freshman setter Erik Narvaez posted a team-high 29 assists (5.80/set), playing five of eight sets, and added 10 digs for the Gothic Knights … St. Joseph's-Brooklyn junior setter Alex Helfant brought up 13 digs and was a kill shy of notching a double-double against Bryn Athyn.

Previous weekly winners

Player of the Week

January 24 - Mark Williams, St. Joseph's-Long Island

Libero of the Week

January 24 - Mauricio Catalan, Ramapo

Rookie of the Week                                                                                                                                     

January 24 - Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph's-Long Island