NAPERVILLE – Loras outside hitter Dorian Fiorenza joined North Central’s Tyler Donovan and Caelan Koth as College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday afternoon.
Hitter: Dorian Fiorenza, Loras
A fifth-year outside hitter from Plainfield, Ill., Fiorenza smashed 14 kills with a .324 hitting percentage in the Duhawks’ three-set league win over Carthage on Friday. He also had two service aces and six digs.
Setter: Tyler Donovan, North Central
For the second consecutive week and the fourth time this season, Donovan was recognized by the league office after averaging 11.1 assists over eight sets last week. The Lindenhurst, Ill. native had 43 assists in the Cardinals’ conference victory over North Park last Thursday. Donovan also established season highs with four kills and 7.5 points scored in the win over the Vikings.
On Saturday, Donovan earned his fourth double-double of the campaign with 36 assists and 15 digs in a win at Illinois Tech, NCC’s 10th consecutive win.
Defensive: Caelan Koth, North Central
Koth averaged 2.8 digs per set for NCC last week, reaching double figures twice with 10-dig performances against North Park on Thursday and Illinois Tech on Saturday. The freshman from Peoria, Ariz. also established a new personal high with two service aces in Saturday’s triumph at Illinois Tech.
2024 CCIW Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week
Hitter
Feb. 26: Dorian Fiorenza, Loras
Feb. 20: Jared Moser, North Central
Feb. 12: Owen Otto, Carthage
Feb. 5: Corey Mayotte, Loras
Jan. 29: Corey Mayotte, Loras
Jan. 22: Aidan Bolen, Augustana
Setter
Feb. 26: Tyler Donovan, North Central
Feb. 20: Tyler Donovan, North Central
Feb. 12: Gene McNulty, Carthage
Feb. 5: Joe Horn, Loras
Jan. 29: Tyler Donovan, North Central
Jan. 22: Tyler Donovan, North Central
Defensive
Feb. 26: Caelan Koth, North Central
Feb. 20: Ben Heise, Carthage
Feb. 12: Danny Smithers, North Central
Feb. 5: Max Sellers, Augustana
Jan. 29: Sean Wenzel, Loras
Jan. 22: Ryan Cholewinski, Carthage
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).