TOSTE NAMED ECC SETTER AND ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

March 3, 2025

TOSTE NAMED ECC SETTER AND ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Player of the Week

Gabriel Vieira, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | OH/OPP | Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Vieira recorded 31 kills, an assist, a service ace, seven digs, and eight blocks (3 solo, 5 assisted) over two match victories in six total sets against Division I Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, and ECC foe American International, 3-0, last week. The STAC sophomore outside hitter/opposite hitter also held a .417 hitting percentage in that span.

Defensive Player of the Week

Ivaylo Todorov, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Libero | Aktau, Kazakhstan
Todorov recorded a kill and 16 digs over six total sets in wins over Fairleigh Dickinson and American International last week.

Setter of the Week

Jamel Toste, Dominican
Freshman | S | Miami, FL
Leading Dominican to a pair of conference wins over American International, 3-0, and Roberts Wesleyan, 3-1, Toste totaled 68 assists (9.71 assists per set) to go with 13 digs and five kills.

Rookie of the Week

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Landon Brouwer, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | S | Shorewood, IL
Brouwer played in three of the four matches for Roberts Wesleyan this week, averaging 8.38 assists per set (109 total) with 18 digs and a pair of aces.

Marcus Franck, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | S | Congonhas, Brazil
Franck totaled eight kills, 55 assists (9.17 assists per set), five service aces, six digs, and three blocks (1 solo, 2 assisted) over two match victories in six total sets against Division I Fairleigh Dickinson and ECC foe American International this past week.

Blake Krapf, Dominican
Redshirt Freshman | OH | Old Bridge, NJ
In two matches played, Krapf recorded 21 kills and 16 digs in ECC wins over American International (12 kills/9 digs) and Roberts Wesleyan (9 kills/7 digs), both in conference action.

Griffin Monrad, Roberts Wesleyan
Sophomore | OPP | Webster, NY
Monrad led the Roberts Wesleyan offense last week with 38 kills in three matches and 13 sets and registered a .241 attack percentage.

Jaiden Wilcox, Dominican
Sophomore | S | Meridian, ID
In a non-conference win over Roberts Wesleyan, Wilcox recorded a career-high 43 assists and 11 digs.

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