Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Georgi Zahariev of George Mason is the EIVA Offensive Player of the Week for March 2, 2026. Georgi ran an efficient offense and had an impact from end to end of the court as the Patriots scored a pair of weekend wins. He had 53 assists, two kills on .400 hitting, an ace, three blocks and nine digs as George Mason edged NJIT 3-1 on Feb. 27. The senior setter added 38 assists while going 2 for 2 on his swings to hit 1.000, plus one ace, three blocks and six digs in a 3-0 sweep of Dominican (N.Y.). He totaled 91 assists, four kills on error-free .571 hitting, two aces, six blocks and 15 digs. He guided the Patriot offense to .359 hitting over seven sets, including .393 hitting over four sets vs. NJIT, and helped five GMU hitters post double digits in kills while hitting over .290. Zahariev leads the EIVA at 10.02 assists per set. This is the second EIVA weekly honor of Zahariev’s career and first of the season.