MILWAUKEE - Junior Aaron Velasco has been named the NACC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Velasco (Honolulu, Hawaii) paced the Sabre defense as the Sabres split a pair of non-conference matches. He had a match-high 13 digs against North Park and then once again had a match-high in digs with 11 against Mount St. Joseph. Velasco currently leads the conference with 3.42 digs per set.

The full release from the NACC can be found at https://naccsports.org/news/2023/2/13/nacc-mens-volleyball-weekly-honors-to-marians-velasco-msoes-shavitz.aspx.

Marian opens NACC play at home hosting Concordia Wisconsin tomorrow, Wednesday, February 15, for a 7 p.m. first serve.