Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis men's volleyball's Andrew Deardorff and Kyle Charles claimed Northeast Conference (NEC) weekly awards once again for their performances in the home-and-home series against then-No. 20 Penn State Feb. 14-15, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Deardorff claimed his third First Point/NEC Player of the Week and fourth prime performer of the season after tallying 29 kills (4.8 per set), five digs, three assisted blocks, two aces and two assists between both matches. The senior outside hitter's best performance came in the home opener against the Nittany Lions, where he recorded 20 kills, .378 hitting percentage, three digs, two aces, and two blocks. It was the second-straight match where he registered 20 kills after posting a career-high 26 versus Lincoln Memorial on February 1.

The senior has racked up 108 kills in the last seven matches and achieved six straight of 10 or more during the stretch.

Charles earned his fourth First Point/NEC Rookie of the Week honor and third prime performer  after totaling 63 assists (10.5 per set), four digs, four assisted blocks, three kills, and two aces combined between the two matches. In the first match of the home-and-home series on the 14th, the freshman setter posted 39 assists and two kills as he led the Red Flash offense to 44 kills. He also notched four digs and three blocks on defense. In the second match, he set a new career high in aces with two.

The freshman has now compiled 281 assists in his first nine starts.

Last weekend marked the eighth time the Red Flash has played a team that is currently or was ranked in the AVCA Top-20 Coaches Poll.

Men's volleyball will compete in a season series at DeGol Arena against Dominican University New York Feb. 21-22.