Noah Melendez of King Named OTB National Libero of the Week
BRISTOL, Tenn. - 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 Noah Melendez of King earned Libero of the Week honors.
The senior from Carolina, Puerto Rico had a match-high 19 digs and added a kill in the decisive fifth game as King defeated Charleston on Saturday. The libero also led all players with seven digs in a sweep against Tusculum on Thursday.
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.