Donaldson, Rogers, Matsumoto earn MVB weekly awards
Caden Donaldson and Jaysen Matsumoto of Mount Vernon Nazarene and Raekwon Rogers of Indiana Tech earned the weekly awards for men's volleyball in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). Donaldson picked up Attacker of the Week with 3.25 kills and 2.17 digs per set while hitting .311. Rogers earned Defender of the Week with a career-high 12 blocks in a win against No. 6 Jamestown (N.D.) and finished th eweek with 19. Matsumoto won Setter of the Week as he totaled 123 assists and averaged 1.45 digs.
ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
Caden Donaldson, Mount Vernon Nazarene
(So, OH - Ray, Ohio)
Donaldson had a team-high 3.25 kills per set through each of MVNU's three wins on the week. Donaldson hit .311 and also averaged 2.17 digs per set for the Cougars.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 8 at Rio Grande W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 5 | 28 | .286 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
| Mar 11 vs. Campbellsville W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 2 | 29 | .310 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
| Mar 12 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 4 | 33 | .333 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 17.0 | 4.3 |
| Overall | 3 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 11 | 90 | .311 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.08 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 | 44.0 | 3.7 |
Previous Attacker of the Week
Jan. 17, 2022 - Julian Armendano, Aquinas
Jan. 24, 2022 - Daynte Stewart, Indiana Tech
Jan. 31, 2022 - Jeff Lam, Lourdes
Feb. 7, 2022 - Julian Armendano, Aquinas
Feb. 14, 2022 - Jeff Lam, Lourdes
Feb. 21, 2022 - Alexander Rabadzhiev, Goshen
Feb. 28, 2022 - Ramon Matos, Siena Heights
March 7, 2022 - Julian Armendano, Aquinas
March 14, 2022 - Caden Donaldson, Mount Vernon Nazarene
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Raekwon Rogers, Indiana Tech
(So, MB - Blacklick, Ohio)
Career-high 12 blocks in the come-from-behind win over #6 Jamestown...had a hand in four straight blocks.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 9 vs. Jamestown W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 2 | 18 | .389 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 | 15.5 | 3.1 |
| Mar 12 at Tusculum W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 8.5 | 2.1 |
| Mar 13 at Rio Grande W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Overall | 3 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 3 | 34 | .412 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.40 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.90 | 28.0 | 2.8 |
Previous Defender of the Week
Jan. 17, 2022 - Joshua Beaumont, Cornerstone
Jan. 24, 2022 - Raekwon Rogers, Indiana Tech
Jan. 31, 2022 - Joey Hermes, Indiana Tech
Feb. 7, 2022 - Daniel De La Rosa, Aquinas
Feb. 14, 2022 - Joudiel Poveymirow, Siena Heights
Feb. 21, 2022 - Guga Heidrich, Lourdes
Feb. 28, 2022 - Guga Heidrich, Lourdes
March 7, 2022 - Harrison McBean, Lourdes
March 14, 2022 - Raekwon Rogers, Indiana Tech
SETTER OF THE WEEK
Jaysen Matsumoto, Mount Vernon Nazarene
(So, S - Kaneohe, Hawaii)
Matsumoto was great for the Cougars last week in the team's three wins. Matsumoto totaled 123 assists, good for an average of 11.18 per set. He also averaged 1.45 digs and 1.25 kills per set as well.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 8 at Rio Grande W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 28 | 9.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Mar 11 vs. Campbellsville W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Mar 12 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Overall | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 2 | 23 | .435 | 123 | 11.18 | 2 | 0.18 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 1.3 |
Previous Setter of the Week
Jan. 17, 2022 - Zak Tucker, Siena Heights
Jan. 24, 2022 - Chandler Davis, Indiana Tech
Jan. 31, 2022 - Brandon Jones, Indiana Tech
Feb. 7, 2022 - Zak Tucker, Siena Heights
Feb. 14, 2022 - Brandon Jones, Indiana Tech
Feb. 21, 2022 - Brandon Jones, Indiana Tech
FEb. 28, 2022 - Zak Tucker, Siena Heights
March 7, 2022 - Matthew Richmond, Aquinas
March 14, 2022 - Jaysen Matsumoto, Mount Vernon Nazarene