ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced weekly honors for men's volleyball Wednesday, March 20. Fort Valley State's Isaiah Fedd was named Men's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Raheem Thomas and Jose Gallardo continued the sweep for the Wildcats, receiving Men's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week honors, respectively.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State University
#23 | Outside Hitter | Sophomore | Apopka, FL
Fedd recorded 40 kills, two assists, three service aces, one block assist and 12 digs over eight sets. His 27 kills against Tusculum set a season-high for the Wildcats.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Raheem Thomas, Fort Valley State University
#16 | Opposite Hitter/Middle Blocker | Senior | Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Thomas tallied 13 kills, three solo blocks, five block assists and three digs over eight sets, making significant defensive contributions against Queens and Tusculum last week.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK - Jose Gallardo, Fort Valley State University
#9 | Setter | R-Junior | North Chicago, IL
Gallardo delivered 73 assists, two kills, a service ace and 12 digs over eight sets. The week saw the setter with season and career highs, recording 49 assists against Tusculum.
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.