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GNAC Men's Volleyball Report: Week 1

Elms' Carlos Mercado averaged an impressive 4.88 kills per set while hitting an efficient .392 as the Blazers opened the season with a 2-0 record.

GNAC Men's Volleyball Report: Week 1
January 24, 2022

FOR THE OPENING WEEK OF JAN. 13 - 23

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Carlos Mercado, Elms (Senior, S) - Averaged 4.88 kills per set on  a .392 hitting percentage in a 2-0 week with road wins over John Jay and Eastern Nazarene. He also posted per-set marks of 2.38 digs and 0.88 blocks for the Blazers.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

David Marsh, Wentworth (Gr., MH - Springfield, Mass.) - Marsh posted 0.91 blocks per set as the Leopards got off to a scorching 4-0 start, winning on the road against Nazareth, SUNY Poly, Mount St. Joseph, and Baruch. He had six total blocks in the four-set victory over Nazareth.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Jyles Amirault, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, OH - Andover, Mass.) - Amirault burst onto the collegiate scene with 41 kills over three matches, averaging a team-high 3.42 kills per set for the Saints over 12 sets. In his debut, the outside hitter posted 17 kills to go along with six digs and three aces in a 3-2 GNAC win over Colby-Sawyer. He followed it up with an impressive double-double of 15 kills and 11 digs before recording a match-high nine kills over No. 13 MIT. Amirault finished the week with four aces, four blocks while averaging 1.75 digs per set.

HONOR ROLL 

Brenden Joyce, Lasell (Jr., OH/OPP) - Joyce averaged 3.23 kills per set while hitting .215 across the Laser's first six contests, highlighted by a 16-kill performance in a 3-0 setback at Stevens back on Jan. 15.
 
Hunter Oshman, Wentworth (Jr., RS - Pennington, N.J.) - Oshman averaged 3.15 kills per set on a .350 hitting percentage to go with a 0.85 aces per set as the Leopards got off to a stellar 4-0 start to the 2022 campaign.
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
WEEK OFF PLAYER DEF PLAYER

ROOKIE
1 Carlos Mercado, ELM David Marsh, WIT  Jyles Amirault, EMM

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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