Men's Volleyball hands Lasell first GNAC loss, earns 3-0 win

(Nashua, N.H.) The Rivier University Men's Volleyball team avenged an earlier straight set loss this evening as they returned the favor on Lasell College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Muldoon Gymnasium. The Raiders are now 15-9 on the season and 5-3 in the conference while Lasell stumbles to 12-11 and 8-1 in the GNAC. Rivier was victorious by set scores of 25-15, 31-29 and 25-18.

Lasell previously swept the Raiders back on March 3rd in Newton.

Sophomore Grant Andler (Chicago, Ill.) was the main reason behind the Raiders' offensive output as he hammered down a team high 13 kills and recorded a .571 hitting percentage. Senior Mike Hadder (Yucapia, Calif.) chipped in with a solid effort from the outside with 10 kills and sophomore Matt Heckler (Simi Valley, Calif.) added five kills on a .556 hitting percentage. Junior Tyler Blank (Rochester, N.Y.) directed the offense with 42 assists and senior Nick Ochoa (Whittier, Calif.) controlled the back line with eight digs. Junior Ian Wolski (Westfield, Mass.) added eight kills in the three set win.

For Lasell, they were led by Patrick McDonald and Ryan Jackson, who each knocked down nine kills while Tristian Davis and William Gold added five apiece. Andrew Glenn dished out 26 assists and six digs to lead the team.

Rivier will be back in action this Saturday afternoon as they travel down to Providence, R.I. for a GNAC tri-match with Johnson and Wales University and Albertus Magnus College. Lasell will look to shake off the loss as they travel to Mount Ida tomorrow night in their next scheduled contest.