Tom Burrell

Men's Volleyball

No. 6 Men’s Volleyball Ready For Tough Tri-Match

HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 13, 2016) – After topping No. 9 Vassar College Wednesday, the No. 6 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team returns to action Sunday taking part in tri-match.

MATCH DETAILS
The Ducks will take No. 4 Nazareth College at 11 a.m. before battling No. 2 SUNY-New Paltz at 1:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Stevens knocked off Vassar in four sets in the United Volleyball Conference opener Wednesday. The win moved the Ducks to 8-1 overall.

APRIL PREVIEW
The tri-match is one of the more anticipated matchups on the schedule this year across the country, as all three teams have the potential and fire power to be the last team standing at the NCAA Championship. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Naz comes into the match boasting an 11-1 record, and are led by Jake Kemp who has handed out 401 assists. New Paltz is 8-2 overall and have five players with 60 or more kills.

CLOSING IN
Senior Tim Ferriter is 12 kills away from 1,000 in his career, and 40 digs from 500 career digs. Ferriter spent his first two years with SUNY-New Paltz before joining the Ducks last year.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Senior Chris Vaughan and junior Scott Russell each notched double-doubles in Wednesday's win. Vaughan tallied 13 kills and a team-best 18 digs, while Russell handed out 42 assists to go with 10 digs.

DIGS ON DIGS ON DIGS
Stevens and Vassar combined for 121 digs on Wednesday, with Stevens going for 66.

BURRELL BLOCK PARTY
Sophomore Thomas Burrell held a party at the net Wednesday, recording a career-high 12 block assists. The Ducks as a team recorded 17 total blocks.

CAN'T MAKE IT?
Live stats and video provided by Nazareth will be available on stevensducks.com

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Burrell

#18 Thomas Burrell

MH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Tim Ferriter

#21 Tim Ferriter

OH
6' 3"
Senior
Scott Russell

#3 Scott Russell

S/DS
6' 1"
Junior
Chris Vaughan

#10 Chris Vaughan

OH
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Thomas Burrell

#18 Thomas Burrell

6' 2"
Sophomore
MH
Tim Ferriter

#21 Tim Ferriter

6' 3"
Senior
OH
Scott Russell

#3 Scott Russell

6' 1"
Junior
S/DS
Chris Vaughan

#10 Chris Vaughan

6' 4"
Senior
OH