Barton's Brkovic Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
Barton's Brkovic Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barton College outside hitter Aleksa Brkovic has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Mar. 13-19, the Conference announced today.
A sophomore from Belgrade, Serbia, Brkovic hit an outstanding .559 with 23 kills for a 3.83 kills per set average to go with six service aces last week. His performances led the Bulldogs to a pair of sweeps in Conference Carolinas play.
Against Erskine, Brkovic posted 12 kills and hit .588 to go with three digs and two aces. The following day against Emmanuel, he would hit .529 with 11 kills and serve up four aces to go with two digs.
Brkovic has 83 kills and is hitting .440 on the season with 90 digs and 17 service aces. He ranks second in Conference Carolinas in hitting percentage, while ranking eighth in aces per set (.38) and ninth in digs per set (2.00).
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week: Anthony Savage (Limestone), Eddie Moushikhian (King), Evan Blair (Pfeiffer) & Robert Poole (Mount Olive)
2017 Men's Volleyball Players of the Week
Week One (Jan. 9) – Robert Poole (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Jan. 16) – Jon Wheaton (King)
Week Three (Jan. 23) – Dylan Lavner (Limestone)
Week Four (Jan. 30) – Kevin Rocklein (Limestone)
Week Five (Feb. 6) – Eddie Moushikhian (King)
Week Six (Feb. 13) – Robert Poole (Mount Olive)
Week Seven (Feb. 20) – Jeff Yasalonis (Mount Olive)
Week Eight (Feb. 27) – Angelos Madilaris (Barton)
Week Nine (Mar. 6) – Matthew McManaway (North Greenville)
Week 10 (Mar. 13) – Nick Drooker (King)
Week 11 (Mar. 20) – Aleksa Brkovic (Barton)