Caleb Fries, Penn State Altoona, Men's Volleyball (Offensive)
Fries continued his strong freshman season in a 2-1 week of non-conference play for the Lions. In Wednesday night's road win at Hood, he had 15 points on 12 kills, two aces, and two block assists. He followed that up with 11 points on 10 kills and a solo block in a loss to Nichols Saturday morning, then recorded 16 points on 15 kills and an ace in a sweep over Wittenberg later that evening. On the week, Caleb totaled 42 points (4.7 points per set), 37 kills (4.11 kills per set), three service aces (0.33 aces per set), and three total blocks (0.33 blocks per set). He also compiled a .267 attack percentage, and he was named to the All-Tournament team for the Nichols match during the Juniata Invitational.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona OPP Caleb Fries continued his strong freshman season in a 2-1 week of non-conference play for the Lions. In Wednesday night's road win at Hood, he had 15 points on 12 kills, two aces, and two block assists. He followed that up with 11 points on 10 kills and a solo block in a loss to Nichols Saturday morning, then recorded 16 points on 15 kills and an ace in a sweep over Wittenberg later that evening. On the week, Caleb totaled 42 points (4.7 points per set), 37 kills (4.11 kills per set), three service aces (0.33 aces per set), and three total blocks (0.33 blocks per set). He also compiled a .267 attack percentage, and he was named to the All-Tournament team for the Nichols match during the Juniata Invitational.
BEST OF THE REST: Buffalo State OH Malachi Jackson was a staple of the Buffalo State offense as they earned a split in their double-header matchup against Nazareth and #11 Hobart, as he led the team with 20 kills and a .390 attack percentage while also tallying eight digs in the win over the Golden Flyers, then against the the Statesmen, Jackson added seven more kills with four digs, a service ace, and a block...PS-Behrend OH Kyle Hoffman averaged 2.67 kills per set in a 2-2 week for Behrend, he tallied double-digit kills on Saturday in each match, posting 11 vs. No. 11 Hobart and 12 vs. Nazareth...Hilbert S George Muriel had a standout week leading the Hawks offense in a 2-1 week, as he recorded 61 assists and 14 kills, hitting .448 and adding five aces.