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All the stats have been compiled and several players and teams 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 the 2018 season.
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[Editor’s note: Stats are compiled by the NCAA and through May 5]
Kills per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Arvis Greene, CSUN
4.55
2. Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego
4.48
3. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey
4.32
4. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine
4.00
5. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
3.97
6. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
3.93
7. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
3.92
8. Joao Victor Santos, Coker
3.91
9. Ryan Coenen, Lewis
3.79
10. Jack Wyett, USC
3.77
Attack percentage
Player
Avg.
1. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
.528
2. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola
.457
3. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
.422
4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine
.421
T-5. Don Thompson, Emmanuel
.398
T-5. Kevin Rakestraw, Stanford
.398
7. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree
.394
8. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
.394
9. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
.388
10. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood
.387
Aces per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Robert Poole, Mount Olive
0.745
2. Jalen Penrose, Penn State
0.587
3. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine
0.568
4. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
0.556
5. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
0.525
6. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel
0.523
7. Joao Victor Santos, Coker
0.522
8. Daniel Hermida, Erskine
0.511
9. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN
0.494
10. Gianluca Grasso, USC
0.479
Assists per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Sanil Thomas, Ohio State
11.28
2. Joe Worsley, Hawai’i
11.02
3. Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine
10.58
4. Micah Ma’a, UCLA
10.55
5. Dante Chakravorti, UC Irvine
10.54
6. Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
10.43
7. Garrett Zolg, Loyola
10.32
8. Leo Durkin, BYU
10.17
9. Pasquale Fiduccia, McKendree
10.02
10. Oscar Fiorentino, Barton
9.89
Blocks per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial
1.541
2. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
1.322
3. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
1.218
4. Junior Oboh, Princeton
1.198
5. Nick Amado, Long Beach State
1.185
6. Matt Walsh, Ball State
1.177
7. Max Chamberlain, Pepperdine
1.164
8. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood
1.156
9. Luca Berger, NJIT
1.128
T-10. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine
1.127
T-10. Price Jarman, BYU
1.127
Digs per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Florian Ruhm, Limestone
3.16
2. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart
2.95
3. Ryan Vorderer, Lindenwood
2.84
4. Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine
2.77
T-5. Conner Nagaki, Queens
2.75
T-5. Robert Valentine, Belmont Abbey
2.75
7. Chase Howard, Harvard
2.66
8. Johnny Gomez, George Mason
2.58
9. Darrin DePellegrini, Charleston
2.51
10. Keil Bell, King
2.57
Team attack percentage
Player
Avg.
1. Long Beach State
.375
2. UCLA
.350
3. Ohio State
.343
4. Hawai’i
.340
5. UC Irvine
.333
Team aces per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Pepperdine
1.88
2. Ohio State
1.86
3. Coker
1.83
4. Long Beach State
1.78
5. UCLA
1.70
Team blocks per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Lincoln Memorial
2.84
2. BYU
2.78
3. Concordia-Irvine
2.60
T-4. Lewis
2.59
T-4. Princeton
2.59
Team digs per game average
Player
Avg.
1. Ball State
10.45
2. Charleston
10.31
3. Queens
10.28
4. Limestone
10.25
5. King
9.76
Team opponent attack percentage
Player
Avg.
1. King
.156
2. Lincoln Memorial
.191
3. Long Beach State
.194
4. Barton
.197
5. Queens
.209