Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

NJIT's Andre Aleixo is the EIVA Offensive Player of the Week for Jan. 26, 2026, capturing a conference weekly honor for a second consecutive week. He was previously the Defensive Player of the Week. Andre made his swings count to capture his second EIVA weekly award in as many weeks. The freshman outside hitter delivered 11 kills with one error on 14 swings to hit .714 as the Highlanders swept past Daemen 3-0 on Jan. 24. He also had a pair of aces and two digs in the match played at Saint Francis (Pa.). Aleixo has reached double digits in kills in five of his first eight matches of his collegiate career. Aleixo ranks in the top 10 in six statistical categories in the EIVA. He is fourth in kills per set (3.18), fourth in points per set (3.82), fifth in aces per set (0.43), seventh in hitting percentage (.272) and eighth in digs per set (1.46). This is the second EIVA weekly honor of Aleixo’s career.