Dan Downs, Penn State Altoona, Men's Volleyball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona MB Dan Downs had a strong week for the Lions, helping his team go 2-2 in AMCC matches. In Wednesday night's loss at Geneva, he had seven kills, one block assist, and one dig. He followed that up by combining for 21 kills, eight total blocks, and seven digs in victories over D'Youville and Medaille. In Sunday's loss to Wittenberg, Downs had 10 kills, three total blocks, and three digs. On the week, Downs hit at an impressive .476 clip and totaled 47.0 points (3.4 points per set). He racked up 38 kills (2.71 kills per set), 12 total blocks (0.86 blocks per set), and 11 digs (0.79 digs per set).

BEST OF THE REST: Geneva MB Quinn McCracken finished this week's three matches with 34 kills (2.83 k/s) on a .319 hitting percentage, while adding 11 blocks (0.92 b/s) and 28 digs (2.33 d/s)...D'Youville L Ryan Kilijanski had a very strong week for the Spartans, as he tallied double-digit kills in each of his three matches (11, 10, 10), while also leading the team in digs each match - including a double-double against Thiel on Wednesday as he tallied 11 kills and 12 digs...Medaille OH Nick Patterson had a very good week for the Mavericks, earning a team high 26 kills over three matches, while also adding three service aces to go along with six total blocks and 14 digs...PS-Behrend OH Colin Dedert was instrumental in the a 3-0 week for the Lions, as he matched a career-high with 13 kills against Geneva, getting his final kill to set up match point against Geneva, while also registering a late kill in the first and third set against Hiram to complete the season sweep. For the week, he tallied 27 kills and four blocks.