CHICAGO (March 14, 2023) – After leading Loyola to a pair of wins including a career outing last Friday, redshirt sophomore Dan Mangun garnered a pair of weekly awards including National Collegiate Player of the Week, selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), as well as Offensive Player of the Week in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA).
 
Mangun led Loyola to a pair of victories over Queens (NC) and McKendree to extend the Ramblers' nine-match win streak. The setter from Joliet, Ill. dished out 89 assists over eight sets of action for an 11.13 average per set. He led the Ramblers to a .312 hitting percentage for the week, including .353 clip against Queens. His 58 assists in the win last Friday marked a new career high, while also collecting 13 digs in his fifth double-double this season.
 
It's Mangun's first Player of the Week recognition and Loyola's fourth conference Player of the Week this season and third in a row. The last time a Rambler earned AVCA National Player of the Week occurred last season, with Parker Van Buren earning the award on Feb. 15, 2022.
 
No. 9 Loyola returns to action Thursday evening when it plays host to No. 14 Charleston (WV), with a 6 p.m. CT first serve inside Gentile Arena.