Mendoza averaged 11.33 assists and 1.67 digs per set with 10 service aces in three league wins last week. The Patriots pushed their win streak to 12 matches, the longest since a 12-match run in 2021 and equaling the sixth longest in program history. He posted 32 assists, three aces, and five digs in 3-0 sweep of UNC Pembroke and followed that with 37 assists, five aces, and seven digs in 3-0 road sweep of King. The junior closed the week with 33 assists, two aces, and three digs in 3-0 road sweep of Lees-McRae.