Barton's Mandilaris Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
Barton's Mandilaris Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barton College outside hitter Vasilis Mandilaris has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Jan. 14-20, the Conference announced today. This marks both the second POTW for Mandilaris and Barton this season.
Mandilaris, a senior from Chalkida, Greece, collected MVP honors at the Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge after tallying 40 kills (3.64 k/s) on a .342 hitting percentage to go with 13 digs, six blocks and three service aces. His play propelled Barton to a 3-0 record and Grow the Game Challenge title, which included wins over No. 15 Grand Canyon and Southern California.
Mandilaris notched 17 kills on a .250 hitting clip, while adding six digs, four blocks and one ace in a 3-2 victory over Grand Canyon, which saw Barton trailing 2-0 before the comeback. Mandilaris would continue his stellar play in a 3-1 win over USC, as he put away 15 kills on .367 hitting with four digs in the match. In a 3-0 sweep of Quincy, Mandilaris saw action in two sets and hit .538 to register eight kills with three digs, two aces and two blocks in the contest.
Mandilaris currently averages 3.06 kills per set on a .322 hitting percentage and one dig and .44 services aces per set. His aces per set rank second in Conference Carolinas, while his hitting percentage and kills per set rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in the league.
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week:
Hector Serviat (Lees-McRae) - Averaged 2.67 kills per set on .200 hitting in two matches.
Francisco Salinger Cenzual (Limestone) - Averaged 3.57 kills per set on .236 hitting with 1.86 digs per set in three matches.
Suetonius Harris (King) - Averaged 3.71 kills per set on .283 hitting with 1.43 digs per set in two matches.
Aleksa Lakic (Emmanuel) - Averaged 3.67 kills per set on .667 hitting with 1.67 digs per set in one match.
Griffin Spence (Erskine) - Averaged 2.83 kills and two digs per set in two matches.
2019 Men's Volleyball Players of the Week
Week One (Jan. 7) – Vasilis Mandilaris (Barton)
Week Two (Jan. 14) – Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey)
Week Three (Jan. 21) – Vasillis Mandilaris (Barton)