Player of the Week
James Bajor, New Jersey City University
Senior, OH/OPP; Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne
Three weeks running, Bajor (above) has been named Skyline Player of the Week as he has dominated the month of February … Bajor, who has also been named NJAC Player of the Week, helped NJCU to a 1-1 weekend, with the Gothic Knights dropping a highly contested five-setter to unbeaten (15-0) King’s (Pa.) … He finished with 30 kills (3.33/set) and 11 errors on 76 swings (.250 hitting percentage) to go with 19 digs (2.11/set) and three blocks (0.33/set) for 32.5 points (3.61/set) … Bajor began with 10 kills and three errors on 29 swings (.241), nine digs and two blocks in the four-set win at Drew in the morning and followed up with a match-best 19 kills and seven errors on 45 attempts (.267) to go with eight more digs, an ace and another block in the five-set afternoon loss to the Monarchs.
Libero of the Week
Nico Figueroa, New Jersey City University
Senior; Jersey City, N.J./County Prep
With regular libero Daniel Esteva – last week’s Skyline Libero of the Week – unavailable for the tri-match at Drew, Figueroa (above) got the nod and made the most of it over two matches (nine sets) played en route to winning the award this week … He finished with a team-high 24 digs (2.67/set) to go with a near-perfect serve-receive, going 49 of 50 (.980) … Figueroa started with a team-high 10 digs in the morning’s four-set win over the hosting Rangers, followed by career-best 13 digs in the five-set loss to unbeaten King’s (Pa.) in the afternoon.
Rookie of the Week
Ethen Lugo, New Jersey City University
Freshman, Libero; Kearny, N.J./Kearny
Earning an opportunity in the lineup, Lugo (below) appeared in seven of nine sets for NJCU … He finished with an all-around performance and totaled seven kills (1.00/set), an ace, 14 digs (2.00/set), a block and was 28 of 31 on serve-receive … The rookie began with four kills and seven digs in the morning’s four-set win at Drew and followed that up with three kills, six more digs and a block in the tough five-set loss to unbeaten King’s (Pa.) in the afternoon … This is his first Skyline Rookie of the Week award this season.
Honor Roll
Yeshiva senior outside hitter
Shmuel Aberman slammed home six kills, produced a hitting percentage of .385, while anchoring the defense with 11 digs at Pratt … Yeshiva sophomore right side
Zanvy Lesnoy generated six kills, five digs, a block, and a service ace at Pratt.
Previous weekly winners
Player of the Week
January 24 - Mark Williams, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
January 31 - Andrew Finnegan, Ramapo
February 7 - James Bajor, New Jersey City University
February 14 - James Bajor, New Jersey City University
Libero of the Week
January 24 - Mauricio Catalan, Ramapo
January 31- Connor Ruais, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
February 7 - Daniel Esteva, New Jersey City University
February 14 - Daniel Esteva, New Jersey City University
Rookie of the Week
January 24 - Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
January 31 - Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
February 7 - Eli Waxman, Yeshiva
February 14 – Lavi Friedman, Yeshiva