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#7 Men's Volleyball

Badarne and Bianco Win WHAC Weekly Awards

Badarne wins third straight attacker of the week and Bianco wins setter of the week

SYLVANIA, Ohio – Men's Volleyball's Jaber Badarne and Joey Bianco have each won WHAC weekly awards, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.

The senior duo have combined for exactly 300 kills and 45 service aces on the season. They also each have over a .300 attack percentage.

Badarne has won his third consecutive WHAC Attacker of the Week award and fourth of the season. He now has double the amount of Attacker of the Week awards as the next closest person in the conference.

Badarne leads the team with 249 kills (1st in WHAC, 19th in NAIA), 4.88 kills per set (1st in WHAC, 2nd in NAIA), and 28 service aces (4th in WHAC, 15th in NAIA).

Bianco won the WHAC Setter of the Week award for the first time this season after pummeling 106 set assists in the three sweeps last week. He averaged 11.8 assists per set over the course of the week and has got over 30 assists in six of the last 11 matches.

Bianco leads the team with 613 set assists and 9.29 assists per set. He ranks 11th in the NAIA and 2nd in the WHAC in total assists. He also ranks 13th in the NAIA and 4th in the WHAC in assists per set.

Bianco and Badarne will look to lead Lourdes to their fifth straight sweep tonight against Defiance. Men's Volleyball would improve to 19-3 overall, 13-1 in the conference, and extend their winning streak to seven matches with a victory over the Yellow Jackets.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jaber Badarne

#24 Jaber Badarne

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6' 7"
Junior
Joey Bianco

#6 Joey Bianco

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6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jaber Badarne

#24 Jaber Badarne

6' 7"
Junior
OH
Joey Bianco

#6 Joey Bianco

6' 1"
Junior
S