Almarales鈥� Record Day Leads to CCIW Weekly Honor
Contact: Alex Mielcarz, Athletics Communication Graduate Assistant, [email protected] NAPERVILLE, Ill. (April 6, 2026) 鈥� Brannen Almarales was named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after his ninth double-double of the season on Saturday. Almarales set a new single-match record for kills (35) and digs (27) in Saturday’s loss to Loras College, with the latter mark helping him land his first career weekly award. Almarales paced the league in multiple categories this past week, including kills per set (5.38) and digs per set (4.88). Despite a pair of losses this week for the men’s…
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