NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Loras'
Patrick Mahoney and Carthage's
Gene McNulty were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday.
Mahoney, a senior middle blocker from Oak Lawn, Illinois and Marist High School, hit .796 while helping lead the Duhawks to a 4-0 record last week. He totaled six kills and two digs in a three-set win over Augustana on February 22, followed by five kills, seven digs and a 1.000 hitting percentage in a sweep of Rockford on February 25. Mahoney then totaled five kills and a 1.000 hitting percentage in a three-set win over Millikin on February 26, and concluded the week with nine kills and an .818 hitting percentage in a sweep of St. Louis School of Pharmacy later in the day.
McNulty, a sophomore setter from Oak Lawn, Illinois and Marist High School, averaged 11 assists, while as a team, the Firebirds hit .493 during a 2-0 week in conference play. McNulty totaled 37 set assists and three digs in a three-set win over North Park on February 23, followed by 29 assists and four digs in a three-set win at Illinois Wesleyan on February 26.
2022 CCIW Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week
Offense
Patrick Mahoney - Loras (2/28/22)
Quinn Robinson - North Park (2/22/22)
Matt Slivinski - Carthage (2/14/22)
Erik Bullard - North Park (2/7/22)
Jared Moser - North Central (1/31/22)
Michael Eastman - Illinois Wesleyan (1/24/22)
Defense/Libero/Setter
Gene McNulty - Carthage (2/28/22)
Joe Horn - Loras (2/22/22)
Gene McNulty - Carthage (2/14/22)
Matt Nealon - North Central (2/7/22)
KJ Johnson - Illinois Wesleyan (1/31/22)
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 University (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.