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 right side Angelos Mandilaris has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Jan. 21-27, the Conference announced today. This marks the first POTW for Mandilaris and third overall for Barton.
A junior from Chalkida, Greece, Mandilaris got Barton off to a 2-0 start in Conference Carolinas play last week with victories over Emmanuel and Erskine. He put away 38 kills (6.33 k/s) on .429 hitting to go with 12 digs (2.00 d/s), seven services aces (1.17 sa/s) and six blocks (1.00 b/s) for the week.
Mandilaris registered 19 kills on a .286 hitting clip, while adding seven aces, five digs and four blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Emmanuel. In a 3-0 sweep against Erskine, Mandilaris would follow that up with 19 more kills on .643 hitting with seven digs and two blocks.
Mandilaris currently averages 3.96 kills per set on a .258 hitting percentage with 1.48 digs and .60 services aces per set. His kills per set rank first in Conference Carolinas, while his aces per set rank second in the league.
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week:
Aaron Campbell (North Greenville) - Averaged 3.75 kills per set on .308 hitting in two matches.
Jarrod Ferguson (Mount Olive) - Averaged 2.83 kills per set on .429 hitting with 2.83 digs, 1.17 blocks and .67 service aces per set in two matches.
Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey) - Averaged 3.83 kills per set on .400 hitting with 2.67 digs, one block and .50 service aces per set in two matches.
Sean Kohlhase (King) - Averaged 4.38 kills per set on .418 hitting with 1.63 digs and .50 service aces per set in two matches.
Jordan Barreto (Limestone) - Averaged 3.75 kills per set on .429 hitting and 2.57 digs per set in two matches. Posted one double-double.
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)
Week Four (Jan. 28) – Angelos Mandilaris (Barton)