Nicklas Eichenberger of Emmanuel and Gregory Torres of North Greenville Named OTB National Awards Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 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 and Gregory Torres of North Greenville earned recognition.
Eichenberger was named National Libero of the Week while Torres earned National Freshman of the Week honors.
Eichenberger led all players with 19 digs in a four-game victory against Barton on Friday. The sophomore libero from Lee’s Summit, Missouri also had a match-high 14 digs in a three-game loss to Mount Olive on Saturday.
A Caguas, Puerto Rico native, Torres had both a match-high three aces and 14 kills on a .423 attack percentage as North Greenville swept King on Wednesday to remain in sole possession of first place in Conference Carolinas. The opposite also led all players with three aces and added eight kills in a non-conference sweep against Queens on Friday.
The National Position Player of the Week Awards recognize 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.