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Five From No. 12 Men’s Volleyball Garner All-EIVA Honors
March 31, 2020 | Men's Volleyball
EIVA RELEASE
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) announced its all-conference teams Tuesday afternoon and five members of the No. 12 Princeton University men's volleyball team were recognized.
Senior George Huhmann was named to the All-EIVA first team while senior Parker Dixon, junior Joe Kelly and sophomore Jerod Nelsen earned All-EIVA second team honors. Senior Greg Luck was tabbed All-EIVA honorable mention.
Huhmann, who was the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year in 2019 and the EIVA Rookie of the Year in 2017, garnered All-EIVA first team honors for the fourth time in his career. Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, January 6, Huhmann joined the 1,000-kill club in the Tigers' match against the No. 2 University of California, Los Angeles on the same day. He led the EIVA in service aces per set with 0.56 and also ranked inside the top-five in points (243), points per set (4.42), kills (186), kills per set (3.38) and service aces (31). Huhmann had 11 matches with at least 10 kills.
Dixon was an All-EIVA honoree for the third time in his career; in 2019 he was named to the All-EIVA first team and in 2017 he was named to the All-EIVA second team. He finished third on the team in kills and kills per set with 122 and 2.7 and had double figure kills in seven matches. Dixon finished with 44 digs, 25 blocks and seven assists while recording a season-best 13 kills against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Friday, February 7.
Kelly earns postseason recognition for the second time in his career as he was named All-EIVA second team in 2019. He led the Tigers and finished fourth in the EIVA in assists per set with 9.58 and assists with 527, while leading the team in digs with 78 and ranking second in digs per set with 1.42. Kelly also added 26 blocks, 11 kills along with four service aces and handed out a season-high 56 assists against the No. 15 George Mason University on Saturday, February 22.
Nelsen had a breakout season for Princeton, being named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, February 3, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Player of the Week on Tuesday, February. 4 and EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, March 4. Nelsen finished top-10 in the EIVA in kills and kills per set with 152 and 2.92 and also had 67 service aces, 39 digs and 14 service aces. He had eight matches with double figure kills and recorded a career-high 23 at George Mason on Saturday, February 22.
Luck was named All-EIVA for the second time after being tabbed All-EIVA second team in 2019. He finished third in the EIVA in blocks per set with 1.04 and blocks with 56 while accumulating 65 kills on a .443 hitting percentage along with 35 digs, 11 service aces and seven assists. Luck recorded a season-high seven blocks at the No. 11 Pennsylvania State University on Friday, February 14 and had a season-best nine kills against Harvard University on Saturday, February 29.
The EIVA also announced its Academic All-Conference team; Kelly and Nelsen along with juniors Andy Chen and Jess Hunt were honored. Criteria for the Academic All-EIVA team included having a GPA of 3.30 or higher and being a sophomore or above.
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) announced its all-conference teams Tuesday afternoon and five members of the No. 12 Princeton University men's volleyball team were recognized.
Senior George Huhmann was named to the All-EIVA first team while senior Parker Dixon, junior Joe Kelly and sophomore Jerod Nelsen earned All-EIVA second team honors. Senior Greg Luck was tabbed All-EIVA honorable mention.
Huhmann, who was the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year in 2019 and the EIVA Rookie of the Year in 2017, garnered All-EIVA first team honors for the fourth time in his career. Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, January 6, Huhmann joined the 1,000-kill club in the Tigers' match against the No. 2 University of California, Los Angeles on the same day. He led the EIVA in service aces per set with 0.56 and also ranked inside the top-five in points (243), points per set (4.42), kills (186), kills per set (3.38) and service aces (31). Huhmann had 11 matches with at least 10 kills.
Dixon was an All-EIVA honoree for the third time in his career; in 2019 he was named to the All-EIVA first team and in 2017 he was named to the All-EIVA second team. He finished third on the team in kills and kills per set with 122 and 2.7 and had double figure kills in seven matches. Dixon finished with 44 digs, 25 blocks and seven assists while recording a season-best 13 kills against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Friday, February 7.
Kelly earns postseason recognition for the second time in his career as he was named All-EIVA second team in 2019. He led the Tigers and finished fourth in the EIVA in assists per set with 9.58 and assists with 527, while leading the team in digs with 78 and ranking second in digs per set with 1.42. Kelly also added 26 blocks, 11 kills along with four service aces and handed out a season-high 56 assists against the No. 15 George Mason University on Saturday, February 22.
Nelsen had a breakout season for Princeton, being named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, February 3, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Player of the Week on Tuesday, February. 4 and EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, March 4. Nelsen finished top-10 in the EIVA in kills and kills per set with 152 and 2.92 and also had 67 service aces, 39 digs and 14 service aces. He had eight matches with double figure kills and recorded a career-high 23 at George Mason on Saturday, February 22.
Luck was named All-EIVA for the second time after being tabbed All-EIVA second team in 2019. He finished third in the EIVA in blocks per set with 1.04 and blocks with 56 while accumulating 65 kills on a .443 hitting percentage along with 35 digs, 11 service aces and seven assists. Luck recorded a season-high seven blocks at the No. 11 Pennsylvania State University on Friday, February 14 and had a season-best nine kills against Harvard University on Saturday, February 29.
The EIVA also announced its Academic All-Conference team; Kelly and Nelsen along with juniors Andy Chen and Jess Hunt were honored. Criteria for the Academic All-EIVA team included having a GPA of 3.30 or higher and being a sophomore or above.
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