Leominster, Mass. - The New England Volleyball Conference (NEVC) has announced its Athlete of the Week honorees for the week ending 3/8/26. The full list of honorees can be found below.

Athlete of the Week

Evan Sachs (Jr., S), Nichols

Nichols College junior setter Evan Sachs delivered a historic performance in a five-set comeback victory over SUNY Potsdam, finishing with 58 assists (11.6 per set) while directing the Bison offense. His performance set a new Nichols single-match record for assists and helped power a record-setting offensive night for the program.

Behind Sachs’ orchestrating, Nichols produced 62 total assists and 65 kills, both new program records, as the Bison erased a 2–0 deficit to complete the comeback victory. Sachs consistently controlled the tempo of the match and created scoring opportunities throughout the five-set battle.

In addition to orchestrating the offense, Sachs added six digs, two kills, and a block, contributing defensively while leading one of the most productive offensive performances in program history.

Rookie of the Week

Ethan Norris (Fr., S/RS), Endicott

Norris tallied 3.17 kills per set (19 total), a .389 hitting percentage, 5.00 assists (30), and 1.83 digs (11) in just six sets played (Emmanuel, 3-0; Regis, 3-0).

His best match came against Emmanuel, as the freshman setter/right side notched a career-high 17 kills and a school record .850 hitting percentage (17-0-20).

Norris is the only student-athlete in program history ever to hit .800 or better in a match (minimum 20 attempts).

About the NEVC

The NEVC is a NCAA Division III single-sport conference sponsoring the sport of men’s volleyball. The conference is comprised of seven institutions, Bard College, Endicott College, Nichols College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Potsdam, Russell Sage College and Vermont State University – Johnson.