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Men's Volleyball

Men's Volleyball Weekly Report - March 19

Player of the Week

Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph's-Long Island 
Junior, Outside Hitter; Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North

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MacPherson (above) led the Golden Eagles in a 4-0 week with 44 kills, averaging 3.67 kills per set with a .563 hitting percentage ... He turned in a team-best 24 digs and 2.00 digs per set, while adding six aces and two blocks ... The junior recorded a match-best 17 kills and 11 digs in a win against Ramapo ... Later in the week, he had 13 kills on 17 attempts with three aces against Purchase and then had eight kills on 10 tries with seven digs against Sarah Lawrence in another conference matchup. 

Libero of the Week

Tony Acosta, Purchase
Freshman; Bronx, N.Y./High School for Teaching and the Professions       

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Over three matches (2-1 Skyline record), Acosta (above) finished with 20 digs, four assists and one kill.                

Rookie of the Week

Jeremias Martinez, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Freshman, Right Side/Outside Hitter; Elmhurst, N.Y./Newtown        
                                                                                                       

Martinez (below) posted 5.38 kills per set in five matches (86 in total) ... He netted a season-best 28 kills in a win over Bryn Athyn and logged first career double-doubles against the Lions (28 kills, 10 digs) and Old Westbury (26 kills, 20 digs) while totaling eight aces in the week, including six in a tri between Purchase and Yeshiva. 

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Honor Roll

Purchase sophomore right side Channing Williams finished with 57 points, 48 kills, five aces, 20 digs and six blocks (two solo); during a 3-0 win over Sarah Lawrence, Williams posted a team-high 20 kills on a .500 hitting percentage … Sarah Lawerence senior outside hitter Nate Davis finished with 72.5 points (63 kills, seven aces, five block assists) and 25 digs ... Purchase freshman setter Ayden Mercado finished with 89 assists, 14 digs, seven kills and four block assists; in the win over Old Westbury, he finished with a career-high 43 assists.

Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week

January 28 - Marcus Pardasie, New Jersey City University   
February 4 - Reece Kirchofer, Ramapo; Nate Davis, Sarah Lawrence
February 11 - Nate Davis, Sarah Lawrence
February 19 - Tyler Ryan, Purchase; Victor De Souza, New Jersey City University  
February 25 - Matt Peralta, New Jersey City University
March 4 - Reece Kirchofer, Ramapo    
March 11 - Marcus Pardasie, New Jersey City University  

Libero of the Week

January 28 - Evan Rapp, Manhattanville  
February 4 - Evan Rapp, Manhattanville  
February 11 - Evan Rapp, Manhattanville  
February 19 - Anthony Matute, New Jersey City University
February 25 - Jose Lorenzo Santos, Old Westbury 
March 4 - Tony Acosta, Purchase
March 11 - Sean McNally, Ramapo

Rookie of the Week

January 28 - Kyle Simmons, Manhattanville 
February 4 - Brady Cascone, Ramapo 
February 11 - Lucas Buckley, Sarah Lawrence 
February 19 - Hector Ruiz, Purchase 
February 25 - Brady Cascone, Ramapo
March 4 - Tyler Hanna, Mount Saint Vincent
March 11 - Jan Tracz, Ramapo