Malachi Jackson, Buffalo State University, Men's Volleyball (Offensive)
Jackson was crucial for the Bengals as they earned four wins and opened AMCC play with a 3-0 record. Jackson combined for 51 kills and a .319 hitting percentage across 14 sets played. His best performance came against Mount Aloysius where he tallied 19 kills, a .633 attack percentage, eight digs, and one block. Jackson registered double-digit kills in three of the four wins and also picked up 11 digs in each matchup with Penn State Altoona and Geneva.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Buffalo State OH Malachi Jackson was crucial for the Bengals as they earned four wins and opened AMCC play with a 3-0 record. Jackson combined for 51 kills and a .319 hitting percentage across 14 sets played. His best performance came against Mount Aloysius where he tallied 19 kills, a .633 attack percentage, eight digs, and one block. Jackson registered double-digit kills in three of the four wins and also picked up 11 digs in each matchup with Penn State Altoona and Geneva.
BEST OF THE REST: PS-Altoona OPP Caleb Fries had another powerful week for the Lions against a trio of AMCC opponents on the road, as he recorded 46.5 points (4.2 points per set), 38 kills (3.45 kills per set), seven aces (0.64 aces per set), and three blocks (0.27 blocks per set) on the week...PS-Behrend MH Lewis Rhodes posted a .476 attack percentage while registering 10 kills, five blocks, three aces and three digs in a pair of AMCC wins this weekend..Hilbert MB Tyler Hassell had two strong games in a row for the Hawks earning 25 kills, hitting .479, with two aces, 11 digs, and eight blocks, including a career game against Penn State Altoona hitting 16 kills without a single hitting error...Mount Aloysius OH Andrew Wlodarczyk had a strong week with double-digit kills in all three of the Mounties' games, as he tallied 11 kills and hit .308 in a 3-1 win against Hilbert, then followed that up with 10 kills against Buffalo State, he then had his best game of the week against Geneva, with 15 kills and a .375 hitting percentage...Carlow MH Gavin McLain led the Celtics with 24 kills including a game- and career-high 11 against Penn State Behrend at Houghton Saturday...Houghton S Elijah Sproull led Houghton to its first two wins of the season in a 2-2 week overall by totaling 28 kills, 45 assists and 15 digs in 13 sets played, he started the week with a 10 kill, six dig performance vs. Buffalo State, then totaled 13 kills on 21 attempts, with just one error in two wins vs. Carlow.