The EIVA named Princeton's Ben Harrington the Offensive Player of the Week, and Harvard's Trevor Schultz the Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 13, 2023.
Offensive Player of the Week
Ben Harrington, Jr., OH, Princeton
Ben delivered some big numbers both at the net and service line for the Tigers in a split week. The junior outside hitter put down 19 kills on .282 hitting with five aces, three digs and three blocks in a 3-2 loss to Cal State-Northridge on Feb. 8. He added eight kills while hitting .375 with seven aces and two digs in a 3-0 sweep of St. Francis-Brooklyn on Feb. 11. The seven-ace performance was a career high and a single-match high among all EIVA student athletes this season. For the week he totaled 27 kills while hitting .309 with a dozen aces, five digs and three blocks. Harrington leads the EIVA in both kills per set (3.85) and aces per set (0.85) and ranks third nationally in the latter category. He earns the second weekly EIVA honor both for the season and his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Trevor Schultz, Jr., MB, Harvard
Trevor played a key role for the Crimson defense in a 3-0 sweep of Merrimack on Feb. 8. The junior middle blocker was a part of all seven Harvard blocks in the win, with six blocks assists and one solo stuff. He also had five kills on .444 hitting with a service ace. The seven aces are a career high for Schultz, who leads the EIVA and sits second nationally in hitting (.536) and ranks fifth in the EIVA in blocking (0.89 blocks per set). This is the first weekly EIVA award both for this season and career for Schultz.