Leaderboard: National stat leaders in college men’s volleyball

Photo by Jay Sowers

All the stats have been compiled and several players and teams established themselves among the nation’s best in the top offensive and defensive statistical categories. Check out the individual and team national statistical leaders in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball for the 2018 season.

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[Editor’s note: Stats are compiled by the NCAA and through May 5]

Kills per game average

Player Avg.
1. Arvis Greene, CSUN 4.55
2. Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego 4.48
3. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey 4.32
4. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine 4.00
5. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton 3.97
6. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i 3.93
7. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford 3.92
8. Joao Victor Santos, Coker 3.91
9. Ryan Coenen, Lewis 3.79
10. Jack Wyett, USC 3.77

Attack percentage

Player Avg.
1. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA .528
2. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola .457
3. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine .422
4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine .421
T-5. Don Thompson, Emmanuel .398
T-5. Kevin Rakestraw, Stanford .398
7. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree .394
8. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis .394
9. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State .388
10. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood .387

Aces per game average

Player Avg.
1. Robert Poole, Mount Olive 0.745
2. Jalen Penrose, Penn State 0.587
3. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine 0.568
4. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State 0.556
5. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State 0.525
6. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel 0.523
7. Joao Victor Santos, Coker 0.522
8. Daniel Hermida, Erskine 0.511
9. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN 0.494
10. Gianluca Grasso, USC 0.479

Assists per game average

Player Avg.
1. Sanil Thomas, Ohio State 11.28
2. Joe Worsley, Hawai’i 11.02
3. Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine 10.58
4. Micah Ma’a, UCLA 10.55
5. Dante Chakravorti, UC Irvine 10.54
6. Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State 10.43
7. Garrett Zolg, Loyola 10.32
8. Leo Durkin, BYU 10.17
9. Pasquale Fiduccia, McKendree 10.02
10. Oscar Fiorentino, Barton 9.89

Blocks per game average

Player Avg.
1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial 1.541
2. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine 1.322
3. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA 1.218
4. Junior Oboh, Princeton 1.198
5. Nick Amado, Long Beach State 1.185
6. Matt Walsh, Ball State 1.177
7. Max Chamberlain, Pepperdine 1.164
8. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood 1.156
9. Luca Berger, NJIT 1.128
T-10. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine 1.127
T-10. Price Jarman, BYU 1.127

Digs per game average

Player Avg.
1. Florian Ruhm, Limestone 3.16
2. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart 2.95
3. Ryan Vorderer, Lindenwood 2.84
4. Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine 2.77
T-5. Conner Nagaki, Queens 2.75
T-5. Robert Valentine, Belmont Abbey 2.75
7. Chase Howard, Harvard 2.66
8. Johnny Gomez, George Mason 2.58
9. Darrin DePellegrini, Charleston 2.51
10. Keil Bell, King 2.57

Team attack percentage

Player Avg.
1. Long Beach State .375
2. UCLA .350
3. Ohio State .343
4. Hawai’i .340
5. UC Irvine .333

Team aces per game average

Player Avg.
1. Pepperdine 1.88
2. Ohio State 1.86
3. Coker 1.83
4. Long Beach State 1.78
5. UCLA 1.70

Team blocks per game average

Player Avg.
1. Lincoln Memorial 2.84
2. BYU 2.78
3. Concordia-Irvine 2.60
T-4. Lewis 2.59
T-4. Princeton 2.59

Team digs per game average

Player Avg.
1. Ball State 10.45
2. Charleston 10.31
3. Queens 10.28
4. Limestone 10.25
5. King 9.76

Team opponent attack percentage

Player Avg.
1. King .156
2. Lincoln Memorial .191
3. Long Beach State .194
4. Barton .197
5. Queens .209