Men's Volleyball now 10-0 in the GNAC after a pair of 3-0 wins
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Rivier (22-5, 10-0 GNAC) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
Emmanuel (Mass.) (10-9, 5-3 GNAC) | 19 | 22 | 17 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Rivier (21-5, 9-0 GNAC) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
Albertus Magnus (8-6, 2-5 GNAC) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
Game Statistics | Rivier | Emmanuel (Mass.) |
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Hitting % | .354 | .141 |
Blocks | 9.0 | 7.0 |
Digs | 29 | 21 |
Aces | 2 | 1 |
Albertus Magnus
Game Statistics | Rivier | Albertus Magnus |
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Hitting % | .309 | -.011 |
Blocks | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Digs | 37 | 31 |
Aces | 4 | 1 |
(New Haven, Conn.) The Rivier University Men's Volleyball team remains hot as they took a pair of Great Northeast Athletic Conference games this afternoon from Albertus Magnus College and Emmanuel College. The wins extend the Raiders' winning streak to seven games and they now own a 22-5 overall record to go along with a 10-0 mark in the GNAC.
Game One: Rivier University 3, Albertus Magnus College 0 (Final)
Junior Chris Markuson (Cupertino, California) knocked down 9 kills, 6 digs and had four total blocks as the Raiders swept passed the Falcons, 3-0 in the opening game of the afternoon. In total, 15 student-athletes saw action in at least two sets and three of them recorded five kills each – senior Terence Matatall (Danville, NH) and juniors Matt Tutino (Manorville, NY) & Brendon Tutino (Manorville, NY). Freshman Tyler Blank (Rochester, NY) recorded 25 assists in the win.
Game Two: Rivier University 3, Emmanuel College 0 (Final)
In the second game of the day, the Raiders cruised past Emmanuel 3-0 by scores of 25-19, 25-22 and 25-17 for their 10th straight GNAC victory.
Senior Aaron Almario (Alhambria, California), Matatall and Markuson each laced 10 kills and recorded hitting percentages north of .360 in the 3-0 win. Almario had the highest percentage with .467 while Matatall had a .471 percentage. Junior Shane Spellman (Norwich, Conn.) was right behind them with 8 kills and a .357 hitting percentage. Blank had 39 assists and both Markuson and senior libero Matt Bynon (Burnt Hills, NY) recorded 6 digs.
Rivier will look to improve to 11-0 in the GNAC as they travel to Newton, Mass. for a 7pm game at Lasell College on Tuesday night.