Lewis' Greg Petty Named AVCA National Player Of The Week
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis University
freshman outside hitter Greg
Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Dowers Grove North) has been
named the Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association
Men’s Division I-II National Player of the Week. Petty helped
No. 7 Lewis men’s volleyball to a 3-1 victory over then No. 6
Penn State on Saturday.
Petty recorded 14 kills with a .522 attack percentage against the
Nittany Lions. He also added three digs and three blocks to
his totals.
The victory over Penn State was the Flyers’ first since
Dan
Friend took over as head coach in 2005. It is the 11th
time a Lewis men’s volleyball player has been named a Sports
Imports/AVCA Player of the Week, and the first since May 3, 2004
when Jeff Soler took home the honor.
“It’s awesome that Greg and the team are recognized for
a great win at home and a fantastic start to the season,”
Friend said. “Greg had a remarkable first career home match
and it’s exciting because you know he is only going to
improve. We look forward to this fueling us to get better and gain
confidence each day.”
Lewis is 4-2 on the season, with wins over ranked squads
Hawai’i, Pepperdine and Penn State. The Flyers host St.
Francis (Pa.) on Friday at 7 p.m. and George Mason on Saturday at 7
p.m.
