ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Men’s Volleyball Players of the Week on Tuesday, March 4, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in matches played last week.
Alendy Sincoul (
LeMoyne-Owen),
Benjamin Latham (
Central State) and
Jacqson Lesure(
LeMoyne-Owen) were recognized.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ALENDY SINCOUL, LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
Outside Hitter | Freshman | Lake Worth, Fla.
Alendy led the Magicians in kills with a career high 27 kills against Kentucky State in the program's first win last week. Alendy also had 11 digs in the match. Two days later he would provide the Magicians with 16 kills and 2 aces giving the hitter 43 Kills on the week. The freshman was named to the Scoop Volleyball team of the week which included athletes from UCLA, Pepperdine, Lewis and Mount Olive.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – BENJAMIN LATHAM, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Libero/Defensive Specialist | Junior | Jacksonville, Fla.
Latham continues to be a defensive leader for the Marauders leading the team to two victories this week. He averaged 3.6 digs per set and carried an incredible 1.000 reception for the week. Latham also continues to lead the SIAC and have the 3rd most digs/set in the nation.
SETTER OF THE WEEK – JACQSON LESURE, LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE
Setter/Opposite Hitter | Freshman | Chicago, Ill.
Lesure came up big for the Magicians with 49 assists and eight aces last week, leading the Magicians to their first win in program history and a 2-0 record for the week.
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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 nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.