Toby Ezeonu, Penn State

Toby Ezeonu

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/29/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    Penn State University
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Middle Blocker
  • Hometown
    North Brunswick, N.J.
  • High School
    North Brunswick Township High School
Penn State's Toby Ezeonu is the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for Jan. 29, 2024. Toby continued the sizzling play he has been displaying all season with two more huge performances in the middle for the Nittany Lions in their two wins against No. 1 Ohio State. The senior totaled 24 kills with two errors, hitting .500 in both matches, while also collecting two aces, two digs and six blocks, three of them solo stuffs. He had 14 kills with three blocks in a 3-1 win in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 25, and added 10 kills with three blocks and two aces in a 3-2 comeback home win Jan. 28. The two-time AVCA All-American leads the nation hitting .531, he has hit below .500 twice this season and below .400 only once. This is the first weekly honor of the season for Ezeonu and fifth of his career.