University of British Columbia Okanagan

In what turned out to be his final games with the Heat, fifth-year setter Zach van Geel put in a memorable effort for UBCO in their Canada West quarter-final series against the Manitoba Bisons.
 
Battling through an injury that has been nagging him most of the season, van Geel averaged 9.6 assists per set over the three game series, highlighted by a 47-assist night in UBCO’s five-set victory over the Bisons in Game 2. He would go on to add 43 assists in Game 3, a 10.8 assists per set rate, to go out with one of the best performances of his career.
 
Van Geel was also a force defensively throughout the series, finishing with 27 digs over three games along with nine blocks.
 
This marks the second time this season, and fifth time in his career, that van Geel has been named an Athlete of the Week.