Walsh season statistics
Kills - 22
Attack percentage - .667
Service aces - 7
Digs - 4
Solo blocks - 2
Block assists - 19
Blocks per set - 1.31
For the first time in his career, freshman Matt Walsh has earned the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Defensive Player of the Week Award.
Walsh helped lead the Ball State men's volleyball team to an upset win over No. 10 Penn State, followed by a victory over Saint Francis (PA). Ball State is now 4-0 overall and has climbed to No. 14 in the latest AVCA Top 15 Poll.
Walsh, a middle attacker, recorded 15 blocks, 1.67 per set, in the Cardinals' two wins. He finished the match against the Nittany Lions with eight block assists and three digs, and totaled seven block assists and one dig in the win over the Red Flashes.
Ball State returns to the court Jan. 23 as it travels to Boston to take on Harvard. The match will begin at 7 p.m.
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