Brandon University Athletics

Philipp Lauter exploded on the scene to start the season, as the German middle put up some impressive numbers in his Bobcat debut. After helping the Bobcats to a split to start the season on the road, Lauter dazzled in the home-opener weekend. Lauter’s 23.5 points on November 5 were a season-high, which included seven aces (just one shy of tying BU’s single-match school record). For his performance in home-opening weekend, Lauter was named Canada West men’s volleyball player of the week. Lauter leads the conference in blocks entering the holiday break.