Barton's Iglesias Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
Barton's Iglesias Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barton College outside hitter Adrian Iglesias has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Feb. 11-17, the Conference announced today. This marks the first POTW for Iglesias and fourth overall for Barton.
Iglesias, a freshman from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, paced the Bulldogs to a 3-0 record with three sweeps last week. Iglesias notched 29 kills (3.22 k/s) on .558 hitting to go with 10 digs and four blocks for the week.
In Barton's first sweep of the week against Coker, Iglesias tallied 11 kills on .500 hitting with one dig. Iglesias then put away 10 kills on .467 hitting with four digs, one block and one ace in a 3-0 sweep of King, which moved the Bulldogs into first-place in the Conference standings. Iglesias closed out the week with eight kills, five digs, three blocks in a 3-0 victory over Lees-McRae.
Iglesias currently averages 2.21 kills per set on a .223 hitting percentage.
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week:
Luke Visgitis (Mount Olive) - Averaged three kills per set on .600 hitting in two matches.
Griffin Spence (Erskine) - Averaged 3.43 kills per set on .278 hitting with 1.43 digs in two matches.
Joshua Kim (King) - Averaged 3.33 kills per set on .235 hitting with 1.22 digs and .78 blocks per set in three matches.
Geraldo Rivera (Limestone) - Averaged 4.67 kills per set on .321 hitting with 2.67 digs per set in one match.
Brennan Davis (Belmont Abbey) - Averaged 10.56 assists, 1.44 digs and .67 blocks 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)
Week Four (Jan. 28) – Angelos Mandilaris (Barton)
Week Five (Feb. 4) – Jackson Gilbert (North Greenville)
Week Six (Feb. 11) – Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey)
Week Seven (Feb. 18) – Adrian Iglesias (Barton)