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Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards.
The National Position Player of the Week Awards recognize the libero, middle attacker, opposite, outside attacker and setter who had the best performances in NCAA men’s volleyball during the week.
The Off the Block staff determines each award recipient. The winners are announced every week during the regular season on the Off the Block website, offtheblockblog.com.
While there are other weekly national awards in college men’s volleyball, these are the only position-based weekly awards.
Off the Block at the end of the season presents the Lloy Ball Award to the nation’s top setter, Bryan Ivie Award to the nation’s top opposite, the Karch Kiraly Award to the nation’s top outside attacker, the Ryan Millar Award to the nation’s top middle attacker and the Erik Shoji Award to the nation’s top libero.
Off the Block is a national award winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
Off the Block Weekly National Award recipients
National Setter of the Week: Andrew Rowan, UCLA
National Opposite of the Week: Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
National Outside Attacker of the Week: Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State
National Middle Attacker of the Week: Kye Paulson, USC
National Libero of the Week: Nicklas Eichenberger, Emmanuel
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Rowan guided the offense to a .441 attack percentage and had a match-high three aces in a sweep against No. 3/3 Grand Canyon on Friday. The setter also helped the Bruins hit .312 in a five-game victory against the Antelopes on Saturday.
Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
Carballo finished with a match-high 25 kills on a .450 attack percentage in a four-game victory against Sacred Heart on Saturday. The opposite also had 21 kills and a season-high 10 digs in a four-game loss to Merrimack on Friday.
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State
Ndavazocheva led all players with a season-high 27 kills on a .449 attack percentage as No. 12/9 Ball State rallied from a two-game deficit to beat No. 18 McKendree in five games on Saturday. The outside attacker had nine kills on a .615 attack percentage in a sweep against Quincy on Thursday.
Kye Paulson, USC
Paulson finished with a team-high six blocks and added 10 kills on a .368 attack percentage in a five-game victory against No. 6/6 BYU on Saturday. The middle attacker also had a match-high six blocks and had five kills on a .364 attack percentage in a four-game loss to BYU on Friday.
Nicklas Eichenberger, Emmanuel
Eichenberger led all players with a season-high 27 digs in a five-game victory against Barton on Saturday. The libero also had 12 digs in a four-game against Mount Olive on Friday.