Player of the Week
Mike Van Tyne, SUNY New Paltz
Sr., OPP, Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta HS
Van Tyne helped 13th-ranked New Paltz to a 4-1 week, averaging 4.24 kills per set and hitting at a .417 clip (72 kills, 19 errors, 127 total attacks). He landed a career- best 27 kills and achieved a .649 hitting percentage in the Hawks’ five-set victory over Thiel in its first match at the Elmira Invitational. Van Tyne opened the season with 14 kills and a .500 hitting percentage as the Hawks swept Hunter on Tuesday.