FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason Men's Volleyball sophomore Aidan Weltin was named the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon. This is the pin hitter's second weekly conference award of the season as well as his first defensive weekly nod of his collegiate career.

Weltin continues to be an anchor for the George Mason squad, as the Patriots went a clean 2-0 this weekend over EIVA opponent Sacred Heart. The Lombard, Illinois, product played in all six sets swinging .460 and totaled 28 kills and three service aces, both weekend team-highs.

His 17 kills in Friday's win were also his third highest of the season. In Saturday's win, Weltin also had a serve percentage of .750 and a game-high three service aces.

To round out the weekend, Weltin recorded a .735 receiving percentage, had a team-leading 12 digs, had two block assists and totaled 32.0 points, averaging 5.33 points per set (both also team-leading).

Weltin leads the EIVA in kills (4.07) and points (4.72) per set, is second in aces (0.39), sixth in hitting (.265) and eighth in digs (1.68).

As a team, this is the fourth consecutive week in which a George Mason player has been named a weekly award winner and the fifth overall this season.

2026 Weekly Awards List

1. Feb. 9: Aidan Weltin Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
2. March 2: Georgi Zahariev Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week & AVCA National Collegiate Men's Player of the Week
3. March 9: Alexander Lillie Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
4. March 16: Jackson Herbert Named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
5. March 23: Aidan Weltin Named EIVA Defensive Player of the Week

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George Mason (14-7, 4-2 EIVA) will return home and begin the first of a three-week homestand, starting with a two-game series with Saint Francis. The Patriots' first game against the Red Flash will be Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m., followed by a Saturday, March 28, 5 p.m. first serve.