Belmont Abbey's Albrecht Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
Belmont Abbey's Albrecht Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey College outside hitter Nolan Albrecht has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for games played from Jan. 25-31, the conference announced today.
A senior from Naperville, Ill., Albrecht only saw action in three of four matches for the Crusaders, but made his presence felt in each. He finished the week with 47 kills for a 4.86 kills per set average, hit .358 percent and added five service aces.
In a 3-0 victory over King, Albrecht put away 15 kills on 27 attacks with just one error and served up three aces. He followed the match up with 19 kills in a 3-1 win over Lees-McRae and closed the week out with a 13-kill and seven-dig performance in a 3-0 win over Alderson Broaddus.
Albrecht's five kills per set currently rank first in Conference Carolinas, as well as first nationally in NCAA Division I-II
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week: Visilis Mandilaris (Barton), Matthew Lychock (King), Bruno Kretzschmar (Limestone), Peyton Schirman (Mount Olive) and Jonathan Martinez (Pfeiffer)
2016 Men's Volleyball Players of the Week
Jan. 11 – Robert Poole (Mount Olive)
Jan. 19 – Ivan Trifunovic (Mount Olive)
Jan. 25 – Nolan Albrecht (Belmont Abbey)
Feb. 1 – Nolan Albrecht (Belmont Abbey)