Nicklas Eichenberger of Emmanuel Named OTB National Libero of the Week
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and the National Freshman of the Week and Nicklas Eichenberger of Emmanuel earned Libero of the Week honors.
The sophomore from Lee’s Summit, Missouri collected 30 digs in a 1-1 week for the Lions. Eichenberger had a match-high 20 digs in a four-game victory against Edward Waters on Friday. In addition, the libero had a team-high 10 digs in a four-game loss to Erskine.
This is the second straight week a Conference Carolinas student-athlete earned an Off The Block National Position Player of the Week Award. Jack Sarnowski of King earned Setter of the Week honors on Feb. 14.
The National Position Player of the Week Awards recognizes the libero, middle attacker, opposite, outside attacker and setter who had the best performances in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the week. In addition, the National Player of the Week is presented to the top freshman from the week in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball.
The Off the Block staff determines each award recipient. The winners are announced every week during the regular season on the Off the Block website, offtheblockblog.com.
While there are other weekly national awards in college men’s volleyball, these are the only position-based and freshman-based weekly awards.
Off the Block is a national award-winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
The complete release can be found here.