AVCA Bestows All-Region Honors on Three Men's Volleyball Players

BOSTON, Mass. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association released its inaugural NVA/ACVA Division III All-Region Teams Tuesday morning and Wentworth was well represented with three student-athletes – sophomore middle blocker Ian Carlson (Parker, Colo.), junior libero Peter Klembczyk (Penfield, N.Y.), and senior outside hitter Ryan Love (Gaithersburg, Md.) – earning AVCA All-Northeast Region nods.

Named a Second Team All-GNAC selection this season, Carlson earns all-region honors after he averaged 2.02 kills, 2.83 points, and 1.00 blocks per set while hitting .421in 46 sets. His hitting percentage ranked him 10th in Division III, while his blocks per set were 16th. The league's defensive player of the week on January 27, he hit a career-high .524 in a 3-1 win over then-seventh ranked Wells on January 24 and set career highs with three blocks in that match as well as in a 3-2 loss to Rivier on February 26.

Klembczyk picks up all-region honors after being named Second Team All-GNAC, marking the third straight season he was honored by the league. Named the conference's defensive player of the week on February 3, Klembczyk averaged 2.80 digs per set for the season, ranking him 17th in Division III. He had a season-high 23 digs in a 3-1 win over then-seventh ranked Wells on January 24, a figure matched in a 3-2 loss to Rivier on February 26. Klembczyk is the program's all-time leader in digs per set with 2.78 and he ranks second with 721 career digs.

Love was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-GNAC honors for the third consecutive season prior to his all-region selection. This season he was twice honored by the GNAC as the Offensive Player of the Week (January 27, February 3) and averaged 3.31 kills, 3.64 points, and 1.93 digs per set in 45 sets. He hit a career-best .550 (12-1-20) in a win 3-0 win over Lasell on February 22 and had a career-best 15 digs in a 3-2 to St. John Fisher on January 25. He ranks sixth on Wentworth's all-time list with 2.80 kills per set and is seventh in attack percentage (.272).

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