Player of the Week
Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | OH/OPP | Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Vieira recorded 31 kills, an assist, a service ace, seven digs, and eight blocks (3 solo, 5 assisted) over two match victories in six total sets against Division I Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, and ECC foe American International, 3-0, last week. The STAC sophomore outside hitter/opposite hitter also held a .417 hitting percentage in that span.
Defensive Player of the Week
Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Libero | Aktau, Kazakhstan
Todorov recorded a kill and 16 digs over six total sets in wins over Fairleigh Dickinson and American International last week.
Setter of the Week
Jamel Toste, Dominican
Freshman | S | Miami, FL
Leading Dominican to a pair of conference wins over American International, 3-0, and Roberts Wesleyan, 3-1, Toste totaled 68 assists (9.71 assists per set) to go with 13 digs and five kills.
Rookie of the Week
Jamel Toste, Dominican
Freshman | S | Miami, FL
Leading Dominican to a pair of conference wins over American International, 3-0, and Roberts Wesleyan, 3-1, Toste totaled 68 assists (9.71 assists per set) to go with 13 digs and five kills.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | S | Shorewood, IL
Brouwer played in three of the four matches for Roberts Wesleyan this week, averaging 8.38 assists per set (109 total) with 18 digs and a pair of aces.
Marcus Franck, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | S | Congonhas, Brazil
Franck totaled eight kills, 55 assists (9.17 assists per set), five service aces, six digs, and three blocks (1 solo, 2 assisted) over two match victories in six total sets against Division I Fairleigh Dickinson and ECC foe American International this past week.
Blake Krapf, Dominican
Redshirt Freshman | OH | Old Bridge, NJ
In two matches played, Krapf recorded 21 kills and 16 digs in ECC wins over American International (12 kills/9 digs) and Roberts Wesleyan (9 kills/7 digs), both in conference action.
Griffin Monrad, Roberts Wesleyan
Sophomore | OPP | Webster, NY
Monrad led the Roberts Wesleyan offense last week with 38 kills in three matches and 13 sets and registered a .241 attack percentage.
Jaiden Wilcox, Dominican
Sophomore | S | Meridian, ID
In a non-conference win over Roberts Wesleyan, Wilcox recorded a career-high 43 assists and 11 digs.
ECC Men's Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jan. 20 - Griffin Monrad, Roberts Wesleyan
Jan. 27 - Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 3 - Willie Lopez Morales, American International
Feb. 10 - Ryan DeJohn, Roberts Wesleyan
Feb. 17 - Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Feb. 24 - Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Mar. 3 - Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aqunas (4x)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jan. 20 - Moises Jimenez, Roberts Wesleyan
Jan. 27 - Moises Jimenez, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Feb. 3 - Fabian Lugo, American International
Feb. 10 - Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 17 - Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Feb. 24 - Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Mar. 3 - Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas (4x)
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Jan. 20 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan
Jan. 27 - Marcus Franck, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 3 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Feb. 10 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
Feb. 17 - Marcus Franck, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Feb. 24 - Marcus Franck, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Mar. 3 - Jamel Toste, Dominican
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jan. 20 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan
Jan. 27 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Feb. 3 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
Feb. 10 - Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan (4x)
Feb. 17 - Jannis Freude, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 24 - Jannis Freude, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Mar. 3 - Jamel Toste, Dominican
Previously in the Polls
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. St. Thomas Aquinas - 15 points (3 first-place votes)
2. Roberts Wesleyan - 10 points
3. Dominican - 9 points (1 first-place vote)
4. American International - 6 points