Lees-McRae's Pfund Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
Lees-McRae's Pfund Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Lees-McRae College setter Reto Pfund has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Mar. 20-26, the Conference announced today.
Pfund, a freshman from Mohlin, Switzerland, registered 106 assists, 15 digs, 12 kills, seven blocks and five service aces to help lead the Bobcats to a perfect 3-0 record last week.
In a 3-1 win over Belmont Abbey, Pfund narrow missed a double-double, finishing the match with 30 assists and eight digs, while adding five kills and two service aces. He would follow that performance with 30 more helpers, three blocks and three kills in a 3-0 sweep of Erskine. In the week's finale against Emmanuel, Pfund would hand out 46 assists to go with five digs, four blocks and three aces to propel the Bobcats to a 3-2 come-from-behind win.
On the season, Pfund has registered 22 service aces and 769 assists for a 9.49 assists per set average. His assist total ranks second in Conference Carolinas, while his assists per set is third and service aces total ranks eighth.
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week: Bruno Kretzschmar (Limestone), Jon Wheaton (King), Angelos Mandilaris (Barton) & Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey)
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)
Week 12 (Mar. 27) – Reto Pfund (Lees-McRae)