HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 9, 2016) – The No. 6 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team travels to take on No. 9 Vassar College Wednesday night.
MATCH DETAILSFirst serve is at 6 p.m. at Kenyon Hall in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
SCOUTING VASSARThe Brewers come into the contest with an 8-1 overall mark; the only blemish is a four set loss to No. 1 Springfield College. Setter Zechariah Lee has handed out 288 assists, while Reno Kriz has slammed home 41 kills.
WEEKEND RECAPThe Ducks dispatched No. 15 Hunter College and the College of Staten Island in straight sets on Sunday. On Friday, Stevens knocked off Division I Sacred Heart in a five set thriller.
DO NOT HITThrough 28 sets, the Ducks have limited their opponents to a .138 hitting percentage, allowing a United Volleyball Conference low 258 kills.
TOP OF THE HEAPJunior
Gabe Shankweiler leads the conference with 3.48 kills per set, while seniors
Tim Ferriter and
Etan Bennett are second in aces and blocks per set respectively,
TUNA TIMEJunior
Ian Bennett recorded seven kills and four block assists in the straight set win over CSI Sunday. Both numbers, along with the three digs represent season-highs.
KILLER J'SFreshman
Joshua Hinton and
Jacob Patterson enjoyed big games against the Dolphins. Hinton had eight digs and two aces, while Patterson had three aces while distributing 21 assists.
SILENCE OF THE LAMB-ERTFreshman
Niko Lambert narrowly missed a season-high in digs, tallying seven against Hunter. More importantly, he had no reception errors.
CAN'T MAKE ITLive stats and video will be provided by Vassar and will be available on stevensducks.com.
Facebook: "Like" Stevens Athletics
Twitter: @stevensducks
Instagram: @stevensducks