One month through the regular season and several players and teams have already established themselves among the nation’s best in the top offensive and defensive statistical categories. Check out the individual and team national statistical leaders in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball for this week.
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[Editor’s note: Stats are compiled by the NCAA and through Jan. 30]
Kills per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego |
5.39 |
2. Karl Apfelbach, UC Irvine |
3.95 |
3. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State |
3.88 |
4. Pelegrin Vargas, Fort Wayne |
3.86 |
5. Jake Hanes, Ohio State |
3.85 |
6. Jack Wyett, USC |
3.82 |
7. Corey Chavers, UCSB |
3.78 |
8. Raymond Barsemian, Concordia |
3.65 |
9. Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i |
3.60 |
T-10. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU |
3.52 |
T-10. Robert Poole, Mount Olive |
3.52 |
Attack percentage
Player |
Avg. |
1. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola |
.508 |
2. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree |
.505 |
3. Hunter Howell, Concordia |
.468 |
4. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA |
.465 |
5. Joao Victor Santos, Coker |
.463 |
6. TJ Murray, Lewis |
.437 |
7. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine |
.436 |
8. Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State |
.419 |
9. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood |
.416 |
10. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State |
.414 |
Aces per game average
Player |
Avg. |
T-1. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN |
0.65 |
T-1. Alex Harthaller, Pepperdine |
0.65 |
T-3. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel |
0.61 |
T-3. Stephen Braswell, St. Francis |
0.61 |
5. Brett Rosenmeier, Hawai’i |
0.60 |
T-6. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey |
0.56 |
T-6. Jalen Penrose, Penn State |
0.56 |
8. Gabriel Castro, Coker |
0.55 |
9. Aidan Albrecht, Penn State |
0.53 |
T-10. Mark Kostich, Harvard |
0.50 |
T-10. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree |
0.50 |
Assists per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Anthony Rivera, Charleston |
10.80 |
2. Chandler Gibb, Concordia-Irvine |
10.65 |
3. Joe Worsley, Hawai’i |
10.60 |
4. Sanil Thomas, Ohio State |
10.59 |
5. Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State |
10.56 |
6. Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine |
10.44 |
7. Michael Keegan, Fort Wayne |
10.33 |
T-8. Dante Chakravorti, UC Irvine |
10.24 |
T-8. Micah Ma’a, UCLA |
10.24 |
10. Adam Brewster, Lindenwood |
10.22 |
Blocks per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Tomas Gago, Fort Wayne |
1.44 |
2. Matt Walsh, Ball State |
1.37 |
3. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine |
1.35 |
T-4. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood |
1.30 |
T-4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine |
1.30 |
6. Taylor Falduti, Concordia-Irvine |
1.29 |
7. Jack Reese, George Mason |
1.24 |
8. Brandon Greenway, Charleston |
1.20 |
T-9. Alec Flowers, UC San Diego |
1.19 |
T-9. TJ Murray, Lewis |
1.19 |
Digs per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Florian Ruhm, Limestone |
3.10 |
2. Conner Nagaki, Queens |
2.95 |
T-3. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart |
2.87 |
T-3. Ryan Vorderer, Lindenwood |
2.87 |
5. Gary Baker, Coker |
2.85 |
6. Weston Barnes, Pepperdine |
2.61 |
7. Brandon Greenway, Charleston |
2.60 |
8. Evan Enriques, Stanford |
2.57 |
9. Grady Yould, UCSB |
2.52 |
10. Robert Valentine, Belmont Abbey |
2.44 |
Team attack percentage
Player |
Avg. |
1. Long Beach State |
.413 |
2. Hawai’i |
.356 |
3. Fort Wayne |
.345 |
4. UC Irvine |
.338 |
5. Grand Canyon |
.329 |
Team aces per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. CSUN |
2.18 |
2. Emmanuel |
1.96 |
3. Coker |
1.95 |
4. Belmont Abbey |
1.89 |
5. Long Beach State |
1.86 |
Team blocks per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Concordia-Irvine |
3.05 |
2. Charleston |
3.00 |
3. Ball State |
2.67 |
4. CSUN |
2.66 |
5. Lewis |
2.65 |
Team digs per game average
Player |
Avg. |
1. Charleston |
11.60 |
2. Lindenwood |
10.22 |
3. Harvard |
10.00 |
4. Queens |
9.81 |
5. UC San Diego |
9.63 |
Team opponent attack percentage
Player |
Avg. |
1. Long Beach State |
.147 |
2. Lindenwood |
.148 |
3. Charleston |
.150 |
4. Quincy |
.169 |
5. Hawai’i |
.190 |