Jackson Deubner, Hiram College, Men's Volleyball (Offensive)
Deubner set team-highs with 12 kills against Penn State Altoona on Wednesday and a career-high 18 kills against Penn State Behrend on Saturday. His efforts lifted Hiram to a 2-0 record for the week and a 6-1 conference record for the season. The junior has recorded 12+ kills in four straight games, which is the longest such streak of his career.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hiram OH Jackson Deubner set team-highs with 12 kills against Penn State Altoona on Wednesday and a career-high 18 kills against Penn State Behrend on Saturday. His efforts lifted Hiram to a 2-0 record for the week and a 6-1 conference record for the season. The junior has recorded 12+ kills in four straight games, which is the longest such streak of his career.
BEST OF THE REST: Carlow OH Russ Cyprowski tallied 44 kills - including 22 in conference action - last week, as he posted a double-double 12 kills and 14 digs in the loss to Geneva and led the team with four solo blocks...PS-Behrend OH Daniel Easly tallied a career-high 15 kills to go with a team-best eight digs at Wells on Wednesday, as he posted 18 kills, eight digs and five blocks on the week...Hilbert OH Brad Converse led the Hawks offensively in wins over Thiel and Mt. Aloysius earning 28 kills, hitting .355, adding three aces, two assists, 18 digs, and two blocks...Wells RS Billy McCrae was an offensive standout for the Express last week, as he put down 29 kills (3.22 kills per set) while recording a .367 hitting percentage, and sparking many Express runs throughout the week, including three straight kills in the final set against Wilkes to close the Express deficit to one and force a Colonels timeout...PS-Altoona MB Connor Ebersole helped lead the Lions' offense through a 1-1 week of play, as he scored 6.5 points on four kills, one service ace, one solo block, and one block assist in Wednesday's loss at Hiram, he followed that up with a strong performance in Saturday's Senior Day sweep of non-conference opponent Chatham at home, totaling 11 points on nine kills, two block assists, and one solo block...Thiel OPP Will Zimmerman recorded 17 kills in the Tomcats' narrow 3-2 loss at Hilbert on Wednesday, as he had a hitting percentage of .324, and averaged 3.40 kills per set, while also adding three digs...Geneva OH Owen Kelley led Geneva to a victory at Carlow last week, finishing with 14 kills (4.67 k/s) on a .303 hitting percentage, while adding 10 digs.