Toby Ezeonu, Penn State

Toby Ezeonu

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/20/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    Penn State University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Middle Blocker
  • Hometown
    North Brunswick, N.J.
  • High School
    North Brunswick Township
Toby Ezeonu is the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 20, 2023. Toby delivered a stellar performance at and above the net in a pair of 3-0 wins over Princeton for the No. 3 Nittany Lions to open the EIVA campaigns for both teams. In their first match Feb. 17, the junior middle blocker knocked down 11 kills on .529 hitting with a pair of blocks and a dig. The next day he added six kills on an error-free 14 swings to hit .429, with a career-high nine blocks, one of them a solo stuff, and a dig. He totaled 17 kills on .484 hitting with 11 blocks and two digs as the Nittany Lions improved to 11-1, their best start since the same 11-1 record in 2012. Ezeonu ranks second in the EIVA and fourth in the nation with .473 hitting. This is the first weekly EIVA award of the season for Ezeonu and third of his career.