Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Sacred Heart's Aleksa Mandic is the EIVA Offensive Player of the Week for April 6, 2026. Aleksa’s all-around performance helped the Pioneers to a pair of wins at Princeton, marking Sacred Heart’s first victory against the Tigers since 2018, first EIVA weekend sweep since 2019 and first EIVA road win since 2022. The junior outside hitter totaled 34 kills on .308 hitting with 10 aces, four assists, 13 digs and five blocks, one solo. He delivered 18 kills on .325 hitting with five aces, two assists, two blocks and one dig in a 3-2 victory in the weekend opener April 3. He also had only one service error during the marathon contest. The following day he had 16 kills on .289 hitting with five more aces, two assists, nine digs and three blocks, one solo, in a 3-1 win. Mandic, who averages an EIVA-leading 0.58 aces per set and entered the weekend ranking 11th in the nation in that category, has posted four or more aces in five matches this season. He also ranks fourth in the EIVA in kills per set (3.33), points per set (4.03) and hitting (.265). This is Mandic’s first career EIVA weekly honor.