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Off the Block selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, but only four players remain and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.
The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.
The seven-round tournament continues Wednesday with the two national semifinal matches.
Online voting for these semifinal matches will end at 11 p.m. (EST) Wednesday. The winners will advance to the championship match on Thursday.
FAN CHOICE PLAYER OF THE YEAR NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
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No. 11 seed Matt Leske — Ball State, middle attacker
Leske led the MIVA and was eighth in the nation with a 1.32 blocks per game average. The sophomore also was a Second-Team All-MIVA selection as Ball State finished tied for fourth place in the MIVA and advanced to the MIVA Tournament semifinals.
No. 16 seed Steven Battaglia – Quincy, middle attacker
Battaglia was among the MIVA leaders and seventh in the nation with a .345 attack percentage while adding a team-high 0.88 blocks per game average. The sophomore was a Second-Team All-MIVA selection as Quincy ended the season in last place in the conference.
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No. 3 seed Erik Shoji – Stanford, libero
Shoji, the Stanford career leader in digs, led the MPSF and was third in the nation with a 2.69 digs per game average. The senior also set a record being named a First-Team All-American for four years and helped the Cardinal advance to the MPSF Tournament championship match.
No. 5 seed BJ Boldog – Lewis, setter
Boldog led the MIVA and was seventh in the nation with a 10.76 assists per game average and guided the Flyers’ offense to a conference-best .321 attack percentage. The sophomore was a Second-Team All-American selection as Lewis won to the MIVA championship and made its first Final Four appearance in eight years.
if you look at the two races, one thing is clear. the vote total for the first match is way out of kilter.it is not about Quincy VS BSU. It is about , west coast vs mid west. the sad thing is it turns a fun great thing into a joke. how many people even know they stats? The BSU kid, i heard voted for Sander in the last match. He said the BYU kid was the best player in the county.and he did not expect to win.