MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University seniors Solomon Dail (Oswego, Ill.) and Josh McLellan (Calgary, Alberta) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of March 9-15, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Dail and McLellann led Aurora to a 5-0 week with two wins over ranked opponents in California and a pair of wins in the NACC. Aurora defeated No. 5 Cal Lutheran (3-2) and No. 18 Baldwin-Wallace (3-0) while also adding wins over Kean (3-2), Concordia Wisconsin (3-1) and Lakeland (3-1).

Defense --- Solomon Dail, Sr., MH, Aurora University
Dail, a senior middle, had 21 blocks, averaging 1.00 per set while also adding 2.48 kills per set and hitting .512. He had at least three blocks in each match on the week with a best of six - including two solos - in the 3-1 win at Lakeland. 

Offense --- Josh McLellan, Sr., OH, Aurora University
McLellan, a senior outside hitter, had 75 kills in the five matches, averaging 3.57 per set and hit .359. He had a high of 20 kills to start the week in the win over Kean and added 18 against CUW and had a attack percentage best .625 in the 3-0 win over ranked Baldwin-Wallace.