RIVERA-BERRIOS NAMED ECAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Penn State Altoona men's volleyball's sophomore libero Waldemar Rivera-Berrios was voted the ECAC's Division III South Region Defensive Player of the Year and was also selected a first team ECAC All-Star, while Penn State Behrend senior middle hitter Trenton Munk was also named to the first team.

Rivera-Berrios has posted one of the best defensive statistical seasons in the NCAA this year. He leads all Division III players this season in digs (494) and digs per set (4.30). The sophomore also set a new Penn State Altoona team record for the number of digs in a single season, and he is currently on pace to set a new program record in digs per set.

Munk ranks first in the AMCC in hitting percentage (.398) and blocks per set (1.20), and is fifth in kills per set (277). He is second nationally in blocks per set and in the top 15 in the nation in hitting percentage. He is the career kills and blocks leader at Penn State Behrend, and against eight nationally ranked opponents this season, he hit .310 with 2.5 kills per set. Against AMCC opponents, Munk hit .360 with 2.88 kills per set and 1.19 blocks per set.