Daniel Cerqua Named OTB National Libero of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Daneil Cerqua of Belmont Abbey earned Libero of the Week honors.
A 5-foot-9 senior from Baldwinsville, New York, Cerqua finished a 3-0 week for the Crusaders with a combined 35 digs, including 13 in a win against Mount Olive on Saturday. The libero also committed one reception error in those three matches.
This is the fourth national men’s volleyball honor for Conference Carolinas this season and second straight Libero of the Week honor.
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 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.
2023 Conference Carolinas National Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 13 - Kellan Kennedy, King - Middle Hitter of the Week
Feb. 27 - Francisco Pomar, Erskine - Setter of the Week
March 20 - Trevor Treser, Mount Olive - Libero of the Week
March 27 - Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey - Libero of the Week