United Volleyball Conference

United Volleyball Conference Players of the Week – February 16, 2026

Below are the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) Players of the Week, released on February 16, 2026, for matches played from February 9 – February 15. It is the sixth UVC weekly honors release of the 2026 season.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Emerson Evans, NYU, Jr., RS, Huntington Beach, CA/Edison
Evans totaled 59 kills on .283 hitting across a pair of matches, as the No. 6 Violets went 1-1 on the week. He added 17 digs and eight total blocks, averaging 4.88 kills, 5.69 points and 2.13 digs per set. He began the week with 18 kills, eight digs and six blocks in a four-set loss to No. 2 Stevens. Evans rebounded by slamming 21 kills, while hitting .390 to go along with nine digs and two service aces in a four-set win to begin UVC play over St. John Fisher University. Evans is now a three-time UVC Player of the Week in 2026.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Geoff Ndoria, SUNY New Paltz, Jr., OH, Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North
Ndoria led the Hawks over the weekend, playing a full rotation, getting up for blocks in the front row while leading the team in points and kills. In a five-set win over St. John Fisher, Ndoria was the catalyst, finishing with a match-high 20.5 points with 14 kills, along with four solo blocks and three more block assists for seven total blocks for a career-high. In four sets against Rutgers-Newark, Ndoria added 11 kills, two assists, an ace and a team-high 11 digs. He then finished the weekend with six kills on 10 attempts with three digs in two sets played in a sweep of Poly. Overall, Ndoria hit .337 with 43 kills, 28 digs and 10 blocks on the week.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – BoJameson Ebeling, NYU, Fr., RS, Venice, CA/Los Angeles Count High School for the Arts
Ebeling hit .737 with 14 kills on 19 attempts to go along with four blocks (two solo, two assisted), three digs and two service aces in a three-set win over Ramapo on Thursday evening. It is his second UVC weekly honor of the season.