Garcia Fernandez named Player of the Month finalist for March

PROVO, Utah — Sophomore opposite hitter Gabi Garcia Fernandez of BYU men’s volleyball was named an Off the Block National Player of the Month finalist for the third consecutive month on Sunday, with fans getting the chance to vote him into the next round.

It was a career month for Garcia Fernandez as he reached new highs in both kills and blocks with 31 successful attacks against Concordia Irvine last week and nine blocks against Pepperdine on Mar. 16.

He averaged 4.5 kills per set during the month of March, and reached 20-or-more kills on four occasions. He also had 11 aces in the month, including matching his career high of five against Hawai’i, to move into seventh place on the all-time list at BYU for career service aces.

Finalists in the first round are placed into one of five ballots based on their position. The five winners on the position ballots will advance to the championship round, along with the runner-up who received the most votes.

The online poll for the first round is now open and closes at 9 p.m. (MDT) today. The championship round will be a two-day voting event with the polls closing at 10 p.m. (MDT) Wednesday.

Individuals can vote by visiting offtheblockblog.com/playerofmonth.