Michael de la Cruz of North Greenville Chosen National Middle Attacker of the Week by Off the Block
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Michael de la Cruz of North Greenville has been selected as the Off the Block National Middle Attacker of the Week.
A freshman from San Juan, Puerto Rico, de la Cruz led all from North Greenville in its thrilling five-set win over Mount Olive on March 26 with 21 kills. He had a .581 attacking percentage. de la Cruz also had six digs, three blocks and three service aces in the match.
Earlier in the week, de la Cruz had five kills, four blocks and two digs in North Greenville’s three-set win over Belmont Abbey on March 22. In North Greenville’s three-set win over Barton, de la Cruz had seven kills, four blocks and two aces.
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 at the end of the season presents the Lloy Ball Award to the nation’s top setter, Bryan Ivie Award to the nation’s top opposite, the Karch Kiraly Award to the nation’s top outside attacker, the Ryan Millar Award to the nation’s top middle attacker and the Erik Shoji Award to the nation’s top libero. It also presents the Freshmen All-American Team at the end of the regular season.
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