Avery Farabaugh, Penn State Altoona, Men's Volleyball (Offensive)
Farabaugh continued to power the Lions' offense, helping Penn State Altoona sweep Saturday's tri-match with Carlow and Chatham on the road. In his team's 3-1 win over Carlow in the day's first match, he tied his season-high in points with 22, getting 18 kills, three service aces, and two block assists. The Lions defeated Chatham 3-1 in their second match, and Farabaugh recorded 19.5 points on 18 kills, one solo block, and one block assist. On the week, Farabaugh totaled 41.5 points (5.2 points per set), 36 kills (4.5 kills per set), four total blocks (0.50 blocks per set), and three aces (0.38 aces per set). He finished the week with a .300 attack percentage.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona OH Avery Farabaugh continued to power the Lions' offense, helping Penn State Altoona sweep Saturday's tri-match with Carlow and Chatham on the road. In his team's 3-1 win over Carlow in the day's first match, he tied his season-high in points with 22, getting 18 kills, three service aces, and two block assists. The Lions defeated Chatham 3-1 in their second match, and Farabaugh recorded 19.5 points on 18 kills, one solo block, and one block assist. On the week, Farabaugh totaled 41.5 points (5.2 points per set), 36 kills (4.5 kills per set), four total blocks (0.50 blocks per set), and three aces (0.38 aces per set). He finished the week with a .300 attack percentage.
BEST OF THE REST: Saint Vincent RS Shawn McSwiggen averaged 3.62 kills on a .327 hitting percentage, while also recording six service aces, 31 digs and three blocks as the Bearcats went 3-1 on the week...Carlow OH Russ Cyprowski tallied 4.25 kills and 2.42 digs per set on the week...Thiel OH Jake Dies recorded nine kills and two blocks in the Tomcats loss to Geneva on Thursday, as he recorded 3.00 kills per set and recorded a .600 hitting percentage...Hilbert MB Tyler Hassell had an dominant game for the Hawks in sweep of Houghton, as he hit .588 with 12 kills, three blocks and an ace.