Player of the Week
Alex Helfant, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
Junior, OPP; Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy International
Helfant (above) began the week with 11 kills and 12 digs against conference opponent Mount Saint Vincent en route to averaging 16 kills and 16.33 digs in the Bears' 2-1 week … He logged double-doubles in all three Skyline contests … Helfant finished with 17 kills and as many digs against Yeshiva, including a career-best six service aces … He followed it up with a career-best 20 digs and as many kills against Sarah Lawrence … This is his first Skyline Player of the Week award this season.
Libero of the Week
Avi Braun, Yeshiva
Grad Student; South Side of Chicago, Ill./Ida Crown
Braun (above) set a program single-match record with 30 digs at Purchase … He added 26 digs at St. Joseph's-Brooklyn … Braun anchored the defense with 10 digs during Yeshiva's Skyline win over Sarah Lawrence to cap the week.
Rookie of the Week
Logan Meyer, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Sophomore, OH; Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East
Meyer (below) helped guide the Golden Eagles to a 2-2 week, contributing 18 kills and 17 digs … He had a team-high six kills in a 3-0 win against Mount Saint Vincent … Meyer also recorded a match-high six digs to go along with one assist and one service ace ... He totaled 12 kills and 11 digs in the other win, a 3-0 sweep over Purchase.
Honor Roll
Ramapo senior outside hitter
Andrew Finnegan led the Roadrunners in their lone victory – a key Skyline win over NJCU – as the team remained undefeated at 3-0 overall with Finnegan posting 18 kills, two assists, two aces, one block and eight digs … St. Joseph’s-Long Island junior setter
CJ Johnson guided the Golden Eagles to a 2-2 week, appearing in 12 sets over four matches with the setter dishing 100 assists while picking up 17 digs, nine kills, and eight blocks … Yeshiva sophomore setter
Eidan Horn generated 31 assists, 13 digs, four kills, a pair of service aces, and two blocks against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn before recording a double-double with 26 assists and 13 digs in the Macs’ Skyline victory over Sarah Lawrence … New Jersey City University senior middle blocker
Brandon DaSilva finished with 35 kills (2.92/set) on 60 swings with just seven errors (.467 hitting percentage) to go with eight total blocks (0.67/set) for 39.0 points (3.25/set) on the week … Mount Saint Vincent junior outside hitter
Kyle Thompson returned to the lineup from injury and pushed the Dolphins to a Skyline tri-match split against St. Joseph’s-Long Island and Purchase with 21 total kills, five digs and a pair of service aces … St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn junior libero
Leonel Bravo helped lift the Bears to a 2-1 week, averaging 20.67 digs per match; highlighted by 32 against Sarah Lawrence … New Jersey City University senior libero
Daniel Esteva finished with 43 digs (3.58), seven assists and was 59 of 60 in serve-receive (.983) for the Gothic Knights on the week … Purchase freshman outside hitter
Luca Spadinger finished with a combined stat line of 26 kills, 29 digs, a block solo and two assists for the Panthers.
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
February 22 - James Bajor, New Jersey City University
February 28 - Andrew Finnegan, Ramapo
March 7 - Reece Kirchofer, Ramapo
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
February 22 - Nico Figueroa, New Jersey City University
February 28 - Leonel Bravo, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
March 7 - Felix Paulino, Mount Saint Vincent
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
February 22 - Ethen Lugo, New Jersey City University
February 28 - Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph's-Long Island
March 7 - Mike Golaszeki, St. Joseph's-Long Island