North Greenville's Gilbert Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
North Greenville's Gilbert Named Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – North Greenville University outside hitter Jackson Gilbert has been named the Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played from Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, the Conference announced today.
Gilbert, a junior from Hilliard, Ohio, paced the Crusaders to a 3-0 record last week with a pair of wins coming over Conference Carolinas foes Barton and Mount Olive. He notched 39 kills (3.64 k/s) on .364 hitting to go with nine digs, eight services aces and four blocks for the week.
In a 3-0 sweep of Bluefield College, Gilbert would see one set of action and collect three aces, two digs and one kill on two attacks. Against Mount Olive, Gilbert would post 19 kills with four aces, two digs, two blocks and one assist to lead the Crusaders to a five-set victory over the Trojans. Gilbert would then tie the NGU single-game kill record with 20 kills to go with five digs, two blocks, one ace and one assist in a 3-2 win over Barton.
Gilbert currently averages 3.19 kills per set on a .280 hitting percentage with 1.27 digs and .46 services aces per set. His aces per set rank fourth in Conference Carolinas, while his kills per set rank seventh in the league.
Also nominated for Men's Volleyball Player of the Week:
Drew Sims (Lees-McRae) - Averaged 2.46 kills per set on .211 hitting with 1.38 blocks and 1.08 digs per set in three matches.
Geraldo Rivera (Limestone) - Averaged 3.17 kills and 2.17 digs per set in two matches. Posted one double-double.
Sean Kohlhase (King) - Averaged 3.56 kills per set on .250 hitting with 1.78 digs per set in two matches.
Don Thompson (Emmanuel) - Averaged 3.92 kills per set on .444 hitting in three matches.
Vasilis Mandilaris (Barton) - Averaged 4.38 kills per set on .371 hitting in two matches.
Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey) - Averaged 4.88 kills per set on .302 hitting with 1.50 digs and .63 aces per set in two matches.
Francisco Pomar (Erskine) - Averaged 11.11 assists, 1.67 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)