MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Marian University's Aaron Velasco (Honolulu, Hawai'i) and Milwaukee School of Engineering's Carter Shavitz (Northbrook, Ill.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2023, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This is the second NACC weekly honor this season for Shavitz and Velasco. The pair received the league's initial set of 2023 weekly honors on Jan. 24. 

Defense -- Aaron Velasco, Jr., OH, Marian University
Velasco, a junior outside hitter, paced the Sabre defense as the Sabres split a pair of non-conference matches. He had a match-high 13 digs against North Park and then once again had a match-high in digs with 11 against Mount St. Joseph. Velasco currently leads the conference with 3.42 digs per set.

Offense -- Carter Shavitz, Jr., OH, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Shavitz, a junior outside hitter, posted 37 kills while hitting .329 as the Raiders split a pair of matches last week. He registered 20 kills and 12 digs in a four-set win over Illinois Tech to open NACC play on Feb. 8, then tallied 17 kills and eight digs as MSOE dropped a four-set decision to top-ranked Stevens on Feb. 11.