Men's Volleyball able to tame the Lions in four set win at Emerson

(Boston, Mass.) The Rivier University Men's Volleyball team extended their recent winning streak to four games this evening as they took care of business on the road at Emerson College in four sets. The Raiders are now 11-9 on the season and currently own a 7-1 mark in conference competition.

Rivier was paced by senior Chris Markuson (Cupertino, Calif.). The recently named GNAC Defensive Player of the Week had an outstanding game offensively as he hammered down a team leading 19 kills with a .310 hitting percentage. The 6-5 outside hitter also registered 25 digs and three total blocks in the win. Three other Raiders were able to notch double-digit kill games as junior Mike Hadder (Yucaipa, Calif.) along with seniors Matt Tutino (Manorville, N.Y.) and Brendan Tutino (Manorville, N.Y.) had 17, 15 and 12 kills respectively. Matt Tutino was electric as he recorded a .600 hitting percentage with eight total blocks. Sophomore setter Tyler Blank (Rochester, N.Y.) added another 59 assists to his growing career total while freshman Garrett Bucklin (Jamestown, R.I.) and junior Mike Hovnanian (Methuen, Mass.) had 12 & 11 digs each.

The Raiders took the sets by scores of 22-25, 27-25, 25-21 and 25-18.

On deck for Rivier will be another road GNAC contest at Mount Ida College on Thursday. Game time is set for 7pm.