NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan's
Michael Eastman and Loras'
Joe Horn were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday.
Eastman, a sophmore outside hitter from Chicago and Saint Ignatius High School, averaged 4.71 kills per set and a .344 hitting percentage for the 1-1 Titans last week. He recorded a program-record 23 kills and had a .318 hitting percentage against Mount Mercy on January 21. Eastman also added three aces and two digs. He followed up with 10 kills, a .412 attack percentage, six digs, one service ace and one block in a three-set win over Rockford later in the day. For the week, he garnered 5.36 points per set, 1.14 digs per set, 0.57 aces per set and 0.14 blocks per set.
Horn, a junior setter from Oak Lawn, Illinois and St. Rita High School, posted a career-high four service aces in Friday's season-opening sweep of Concordia-Wisconsin. He also led the Duhawks with 30 set assists, nine digs and three blocks. In total, Loras tallied nine aces in the match.
2021-22 CCIW Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week
Offense
Michael Eastman - Illinois Wesleyan (1/24/22)
Defense/Libero/Setter
Joe Horn - Loras (1/24/22)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). Loras is an associate member for men's volleyball.