MILWAUKEE - Junior Derek Wills and sophomore Keanu Ouranitsas-Hayes of Marian University men's volleyball have been selected as the NACC Players of the Week.

Wills (Dubuque, Iowa) paced the Marian offense in three victories.  He opened the week with seven kills in a sweep of CUW to open NACC play. Wills then led Marian to wins over Wittenberg and Wabash recording 14 kills in each match with only two errors. He also had a pair of service aces against Wabash. In three matches during the week, Wills averaged 3.9 kills and 4.7 points per set.

Ouranitsas-Hayes (Hilo, Hawaii) was a force at the net to help pace the Sabre defense to three wins.  He opened the week with five solo blocks and a block assist in a sweep over CUW in the Sabres' NACC opener. Ouranitsas-Hayes then had a solo block and five block assists against Wittenberg before closing out his 13-block week with a block assist against Wabash.

The full release from the NACC can be found at https://naccsports.org/news/2023/2/20/marian-duo-named-nacc-mens-volleyball-student-athlete-of-the-week.aspx.

Marian returns home to host Wisconsin Lutheran Tuesday, February 28 for a 7 p.m. first serve.