Wickens enjoyed a strong week against three teams that were either nationally ranked or receiving votes in the national poll. Nazareth was 1-2 on the road with a win over No. 19 Baldwin Wallace and losses to No. 9 North Central and Messiah, who was receiving votes. Wickens finished the three matches with 54 kills (4.91/set) including his 1,000th career kill midway through the 3-2 win over Baldwin Wallace and one of his season-high 29 kills in the match. He posted a .385 attack percentage and added 27 digs and seven aces for the weekend and averaged 5.7 points and 2.45 digs.