Endicott College Sweeps By Men’s Volleyball, 3-0
Endicott College Sweeps By Men’s Volleyball, 3-0
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College sophomore
opposite hitter Mike Kleckner (Bethlehem, Pa.)
downed a team-best four kills, but Endicott received a match-high
nine-kill effort from Jeremey Siden (Natick,
Mass.) and the Gulls hit .443 (40K, 9E, 70TA) for the
match to help secure a 3-0 (30-7, 30-13, 30-12) sweep of the
Blazers in Monday evening’s North East Collegiate Volleyball
Association (NECVA) New England Division men’s volleyball
match at Picknelly Arena.
With the loss, Elms falls to 1-2 overall, 1-2 in NECVA action,
while Endicott improves to 1-2 on the season, 1-0 in league
play.
Endicott raced to a 19-1 lead in the opening set behind a balanced
offensive attack highlighted by three kills from John Emery
(Westford, Mass.), and two each from Matt
Devendorf (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Zeke Kubisch
(Bethlehem, N.H.). The Gulls closed out the frame by
scoring 11 of the next 18 points to take a 1-0 lead in the
contest.
In the second stanza, Endicott built an 11-4 lead before a pair of
Gulls’ miscues and a Kleckner kill brought the Blazers to
within six at 13-7. Endicott then scored five straight points and
13 of the next 17 to take a 26-11 lead. A Gulls’ attacking
error and a service ace from freshman outside hitter
Stephen Cameron (Newington, Conn.) cut the gap to
26-13, but a kill each from AJ Witkofsky (Scotia,
N.Y.) and Kubisch, and a pair of service aces from Siden
sealed the second set victory and gave Endicott a 2-0 lead in the
match.
The Gulls again got off to a rapid start in the third stanza,
posting an 11-2 lead which blossomed into a 23-9 advantage. Elms
cut its deficit to 27-12 before Endicott closed out the match with
a kill and an ace from Sliden, and a kill by Andrew Slocum
(Burnt Hills, N.Y.).
Cameron finished with three kills and a team-high five digs in the
losing effort for the Blazers while sophomore setter Mike
Martin (Enfield, Conn.) issued five assists.
Endicott setter Ben Foster (Penfield, N.Y.)
distributed 19 assists and served up six aces, five of which came
in the opening frame. David Olson (Chelmsford,
Mass.) recorded a match-high six digs in the win.
The Gulls delivered 21 aces in the match, and out-blocked Elms,
8.0-3.0.
Elms returns to action on Friday, Jan. 22 when it heads to the
SUNY New Paltz Tournament. The Blazers will take on host SUNY New
Paltz at 3:00 p.m.
