Player of the Week – Elmira College
Michael Vellutato, Junior, Setter – Topanga, CA/Redondo Union
Michael Vellutato amassed 156 assists in four matches last week as the Soaring Eagles went 2-2 at the Mount Saint Vincent Quad Match. He was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker as he averaged 10.4 assists, 2.2 digs, 0.53 aces and 0.4 blocks per set. The junior tallied career highs of 63 assists and 21 digs in a narrow five set loss to No. 8 Baruch where the Soaring Eagles lost the fourth and fifth sets by a combined four points. Earlier in the week against No. 12 Medaille, Vellutato dished out 38 assists to go with nine digs and two blocks. In a sweep of Cazenovia he recorded 23 assists and a career high seven service aces. Sunday against host Mount Saint Vincent he assisted on 32 kills to go with two digs and three blocks.