Men’s Volleyball Swept By Rivier, 3-0

Box Score

CHICOPEE, Mass. - Elms College freshman outside hitter Stephen Cameron (Newington, Conn.) smashed a team-high 10 kills, but Rivier College’s senior middle hitter Matt Ferreira (North Providence, R.I.) tallied 11 kills and hit .526 to propel the Raiders to a 3-0 (11-30, 19-30, 17-30) sweep of the Blazers Tuesday night's non-conference men's volleyball match at Picknelly Arena.

With the loss, Elms concludes the 2009-10 season with a 5-25 record, while Rivier improves to 29-8 overall.

Junior setter Mike Ryan (Ludlow, Mass.) tallied 21 assists, while sophomores Mike Kleckner (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Yonalvy Acosta (Holyoke, Mass.) downed five kills each.

Both Cameron and Kleckner each totaled seven digs in the losing effort.

Junior outside hitter Steve Wood (Spencerport, N.Y.), sophomore outside hitter Andrew Paine (Quincy, Mass.), and sophomore middle hitter Tajh Stokes (Salem, N.H.) all downed six kills on the day for the Raiders. Freshman setter Jamison Chue (Newton, Mass.) dished out a match-best 37 assists in the victory.

Sophomore Drew Corwin (Sudbury, Mass.) led Rivier with nine digs, followed by Chue’s eight, and seven from senior libero Kyle O’Neill (Long Beach, N.Y.). Ferreira added three service aces to help pace the Raiders' victory.