ANNVILLE, Pa. - The Middle Atlantic Conference announced their weekly award winners for the week ending on Feb. 28. Among the 11 student-athletes honored by the conference, Messiah had two athletes awarded in
Mason Nissley and
Nick Barnhart. Nissley was incredible for the Falcons, recording 63 kills and 27 digs in their 3-0 start while swinging at a .393 clip. Barnhart picked up a key fall for the Falcons in 2:24 to help hand Averett University their first loss of the season, 24-21, on Saturday.
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Nissley was stellar for the Falcons in a 3-0 week to start the season. Nissley accumulated 63 kills across 11 sets, giving him 5.73 kills per set. In both matches against Arcadia, Nissley picked up double-doubles in kills and digs, including 23 kills and 11 digs in a 3-2 win and 22 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 win. He recorded 18 kills and six digs in the sweep of Misericordia. The sophomore also added four total blocks, a service ace and two assists.
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Nick Barnhart earned a fall in 2:24 against Averett's Landon Childress. Messiah handed Averett their first loss of the season, moving them to 10-1 on the year. Messiah defeated the Cougars 24-21 thanks to a trio of pins. Barnhart's was the quickest of the three for the Falcons. In Barnhart's four victories of the season, three of them have come by fall.
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