2018 player stats for Division III Independent Teams Awards

Off the Block will present the inaugural Division III All-Independent Team and the Division III Independent Teams Player of the Year. These awards recognize the best performances during the regular season from players on NCAA Division III teams that compete without a conference affiliation. The seven independent teams this season are Cal Lutheran, Illinois Tech Maranatha Baptist, New Jersey City, Pine Manor, Springfield and UC Santa Cruz.

The voting committee for the Independent Teams Awards is comprised of the head coaches from the seven independent teams. Below are the player stats provided to the voters to fill out their ballots.

Kills per game average

Player Avg.
1. Cinjun Coe, Illinois Tech 4.26
2. Lukasz Kupiec, Illinois Tech 3.11
3. Lake Merchen, UC Santa Cruz — 3.09 3.09
4. Kenny Lawrence, Springfield 3.02
5. Derek Wallis, Maranatha Baptist 2.97
6. Patrick Rowe, Cal Lutheran 2.92
7. Andrew Reina, Cal Cal Luteran 2.89
8. Ricardo Padilla Ayala, Springfield 2.88
9. Ryan Manley, UC Santa Cruz 2.83
10. Sergio Figueroa Velez, Springfield 2.81
11. Sean Zuvich, Springfield 2.50
12. Raymond Cascio, UC Santa Cruz 2.30
13. Kyle Donohoe, UC Santa Cruz 2.27
14. Billy De La Espriella, Springfield 2.23
15. Dion Johnson, Pine Manor 2.22

Attack percentage (min. 100 attempts)

Player Avg.
1. Joseth Irizarry Feliciano, Springfield .512
2. Grant Nelson, Cal Lutheran .443
3. Kyle Jasuta, Springfield .436
4. Raymond Cascio, UC Santa Cruz .421
5. Billy De La Espriella, Springfield .397
6. Kenny Larence, Springfield .359
7. Michael Campbell, Cal Lutheran .346
8. Easton Kays, Illinois Tech .341
9. Ricardo Padilla Ayala, Springfield .321
10. Sergio Figueroa Velez, Springfield .314

Aces per game average

Player Avg.
1. Sergio Figueroa Velez, Springfield 0.63
2. Dion Johnson, Pine Manor 0.57
3. Ricardo Padilla Ayala, Springfield 0.52
4. Julian Moreira, NJCU 0.49
5. Billy De La Espriella, Springfield 0.43
6. Tucker Evans, Springfield 0.42
7. Lake Merchen, UC Santa Cruz 0.38
8. Nathan Matthews, Pine Manor 0.37
9. Kyle Jasuta, Springfield 0.34
T-10. J.J. Berdecia, NJCU 0.32
T-10. Cinjun Coe, Illinois Tech 0.32

Assists per game average

Player Avg.
1. Evan Kittle, UC Santa Cruz 9.93
2. Grant Nelson, Cal Lutheran 9.64
3. Mike Neary, Springfield 8.83
4. Eli Gabriel Irizarry Pares, Springfield 7.96
5. Ben Peschl, Illinois Tech 7.67
6. Daniel Throop, Illinois Tech 5.50
7. Sam Wittert, UC Santa Cruz 5.00
8. Shad Harris, UC Santa Cruz 4.40
9. Jimmy Vega, NJCU 4.32
10. Nathan Matthews, Pine Manor 4.16

Blocks per game average

Player Avg.
T-1. Raymond Cascio, UC Santa Cruz 0.95
T-1. Justin Dietrich, Cal Lutheran 0.95
3. Michael Campbell, Cal Luteran 0.89
4. Justin Fortner, UC Santa Cruz 0.83
5. Joesth Irizarry Feliciano, Springfield 0.78
6. Andrew Carpenter, Maranatha Baptist 0.76
7. Evan Robeck, Illinois Tech 0.75
8. Kyle Jasuta, Springfield 0.73
9. Julian Moreira, NJCU 0.66
10. Evan Kittle, UC Santa Cruz 0.65

Digs per game average

Player Avg.
1. Joel Depue, Maranatha Baptist 3.16
2. Lake Merchen, UC Santa Cruz 2.73
3. Derek Bostick, Illinois Tech 2.67
4. David Penaherrera, NJCU 2.47
5. Eli Irizarry Pares, Springfield 2.45
6. Oscar Estrada, Pine Manor 2.21
7. Jonathan Santos, UC Santa Cruz 2.17
8. Dion Johnson, Pine Manor 2.10
9. J.J. Berdecia, NJCU 2.07
10. Ryan Manley, UC Santa Cruz 2.00

Team attack percentage

Team Avg.
1. Springfield .369
2. Cal Lutheran .275
3. UC Santa Cruz .229
4. Illinois Tech .212
5. Maranatha Baptist .073
6. NJCU .068
7. Pine Manor .021

Opponent team attack percentage

Team Avg.
1. Springfield .136
2. UC Santa Cruz .159
3. Illinois Tech .184
4. Cal Lutheran .187
5. NJCU .194
6. Pine Manor .216
7. Maranatha Baptist .248

Independent team standings

Team Overall vs. Ind. teams
1. Springfield 25-1 0-0
2. UC Santa Cruz 26-9 3-0
3. Cal Lutheran 18-8 1-2
4. Illinois Tech 13-6 1-2
5. NJCU 8-15 0-1
6. Maranatha Baptist 4-23 1-1
7. Pine Manor 2-13 0-0

Weekly individual honors

AVCA Division III National Player of the Week
Raymond Cascio, UC Santa Cruz (March 13)