Men's Volleyball: Raiders pounce on Leopards, 3-2.

Story written and posted by Hayden Barbosa, Rivier University Assistant Sports Information Director

(Nashua, N.H.) The Rivier University Men's Volleyball team top the Leopards of Wentworth Institute of Technology at home tonight in a five-set battle, 3-2.  The win lifts the Raiders to an 11-3 overall record with an unblemished GNAC record, 5-0.  The loss drops the Wentworth to an 11-3 overall record and 4-1 in league play.  The Raiders remain the lone undefeated team in GNAC, defeating the Leopards by set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 17-25, and 15-12.

The Raiders attack was led by senior Francis Kokoros (Braintree, Mass.) who dropped 18 kills hitting at .371.  Senior hitter David Smith (Clinton, OH) belted 15 kills proving exactly why he was selected as the GNAC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 6 of the GNAC Men's Volleyball Report.

Sophomore Kristjan Cortez (Fremont, Cali.) also went off tonight collecting 11 kills on 20 attempts hitting a respectable .350 hitting percentage. 

Senior setter Pedro Campos handed out 55 assists tonight and chipped in 3 kills.

The Raiders defense was also impressive tonight with senior Cam Roth (Coventry, R.I.) collecting 16 digs, Smith also collected 11 digs and a block while sophomore Sokunbuth Ly (Lowell, Mass.) scooped up 10 digs and 3 blocks.  Kokoros's defense was beastly as he stonewalled the Leopards with 8 blocks.

Up next for the Raiders will be a double header against MIT (11-3) and Sage College (4-12) in Albany, N.Y. this Saturday at 2PM and 4PM.