Biegelmeyer and Sanchez Shine Early for Men's Volleyball
from the AAC:
Week 2: AAC Men's Volleyball Players of the Week
WALESKA, Ga. - Rodolfo Biegelmeyer of Reinhardt is the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Volleyball Attacker of the Week, while Alex Sanchez of Reinhardt and Matheus Ferreira-Collares of Warner are the Defender and Setter of the Week, respectively.
The league announced the awards on Monday.
This is the second edition of the awards for the 2023 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Feb. 20.
AAC Attacker of the Week
Rodolfo Biegelmeyer - Reinhardt - Freshman - Farroupilha, Brazil
- Helped Reinhardt to a 3-0 record.
- Averaged 4.40 kills per set and posted a .436 hitting percentage on the week.
- Posted 23 kills in a 3-1 win over Fort Valley State (Ga.).
- Had 44 kills, 15 digs, 7 service aces, and 2 blocks.
- This is his first weekly honor of the season.
AAC Defender of the Week
Alex Sanchez - Reinhardt - Freshman - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Averaged 3.90 digs per set.
- Logged 15 digs in a 3-0 sweep of St. Andrews.
- Had 13 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Kentucky State.
- Also had 5 assists.
- This is his first weekly honor of the season.
AAC Setter of the Week
Matheus Ferreira-Collares - Warner - Senior - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Averaged 12.17 assists per game in helping Warner to a 2-0 record on the week.
- Posted 73 assists on the week.
- Logged 40 assists in a 3-0 sweep of Truett McConnell
- Had 9 digs, 1 kill, 1 service ace, and 2 blocks on the week.
- This is his second weekly honor of the season.
Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Jeremy Torres, Warner (attacker); Leonardo Cirqueira, St. Andrews (defender); Matheus Ferreira-Collares, Warner (setter)
Week 2 - Rodolfo Biegelmeyer, Reinhardt (attacker); Alex Sanchez, Reinhardt (defender); Matheus Ferreira-Collares, Warner (setter)