United Volleyball Conference

United Volleyball Conference Players of the Week – April 13, 2026

Below are the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) Players of the Week, released on April 13, 2026, for matches played from April 6 – April 12. It is the 14th and final UVC weekly honors release of the 2026 season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Nate Toth, MIT, Fr., OH, Mokena, IL/Marist
Toth was named Most Valuable Player of the 2026 UVC Championship Tournament, hitting .352 with 40 kills, 25 digs, four blocks and three service aces as the second-seeded Engineers defeated No. 3 seed NYU (ranked ninth nationally) and top-seed SUNY Paltz (ranked seventh nationally), both in four sets to win the UVC Championship for the first time in program history. Toth began the tourney by recording season-high totals of 22 kills and 18 digs with a .404 hitting percentage and three blocks in the four-set win over two-time defending league champion NYU in the semifinals Saturday. On Sunday, Toth had a match-high 18 kills, seven digs and three service aces in the UVC Championship, a four-set win over New Paltz. Toth averaged 5.0 kills and 5.63 points per set in the two contests to garner his second UVC weekly honor of the season.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Colin Zimmerman, MIT, Fr., S, Phoenix, AZ/Brophy College Preparatory
Zimmerman dished out 108 assists, averaging 13.5 assists per set to go along with 19 digs, as the second-seeded Engineers defeated No. 3 seed NYU (ranked ninth nationally) and top-seed SUNY Paltz (ranked seventh nationally), both in four sets to win the UVC Championship for the first time in program history. Zimmerman began the tourney by recording a season-high total of 59 assists to go along with 10 digs and four kills in the four-set win over two-time defending league champion NYU in the semifinals Saturday. On Sunday, Zimmerman added 49 assists and nine digs in the UVC Championship, a four-set win over New Paltz. It is Zimmerman’s second UVC weekly honor of the season.