NASHVILLE – After earning Off the Block 2019 Independent Teams Player of the Year recognition, Lincoln Memorial University men's volleyball opposite Evan Cory is off to a strong start to his senior campaign. Picking up his first award of the season after just one week of play, Cory has been named Off the Block Independent Teams Player of the Week the website announced Monday.  
 
Helping lead the Railsplitters to a 2-1 start to the season, the 6-foot-4 Cory tallied 47 kills, six total blocks, four service aces and 16 digs while attacking at a .287 clip and averaging 4.7 kills per set. He held an attack percentage over .300 in two of the three matches and notched at least 11 kills in all three outings.
 
The Metairie, Louisiana (Holy Cross HS), native rose up for 13 kills and attacked at a .308 mark with six digs, two aces and a block in LMU's season-opening home sweep of Mount Olive last Tuesday night. Cory followed up that performance by registering 26 kills on .326 hitting with six digs and two aces on the road Friday night in a tough four-set match at Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Lindenwood University. He closed out the week Saturday night by claiming 11 kills and five blocks in the Railsplitters' second straight-set victory of the young season at Quincy University.
 
Cory paced LMU's offense in kills in all three of last week's matches.
 
About Off the Block  
Off the Block is a website that focuses on college men's volleyball news and analysis. With its in-depth and year-round coverage of the sport, the website has become the nation's leader in college men's volleyball coverage. Off the Block in 2017 was presented with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Grant Burger Media Award – becoming one of the few media organizations to win the annual award for outstanding volleyball coverage.
 
Along with its coverage, Off the Block is responsible for coordinating and presenting numerous national and weekly awards in college men's volleyball. It also coordinates and distributes the weekly National Media Poll and the weekly Division II National Coaches Poll.
 
Off the Block is an independent media organization that believes in providing all its content for free without a paywall in the effort to promote and grow the game. The website is able to sustain itself through the support of sponsors and donations from readers.
 
Up Next…
The Railsplitters wrap up their four-match road trip this week by visiting nearby first-year program and fellow Independent Volleyball Association member Tusculum Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. first serve before traveling to Ohio State Thursday. Next Monday, Jan. 20, LMU hosts preseason No. 1 and three-time NCAA finalist Hawai'i inside Tex Turner Arena.
 
How to Follow
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