LAKE WALES, Fla. (March 18, 2016) – The No. 4 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team topped St. Ambrose College and Warner University to close out the Spring Break trip Saturday.
The Ducks improved to 24-5 on the season with the wins.
No. 4 Stevens 3, St. Ambrose 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23)Senior
Tim Ferriter led the Ducks with 16 kills, and sophomore
Thomas Burrell chipped in eight kills and led the way with four blocks. Junior
Scott Russell handed out 46 assists, while classmate
Gabe Shankweiler had seven kills and team best 10 digs.
Nate Royer led Ambrose with 12 kills, while Austin Royer handed out 35 assists to go along with a team high three blocks.
No. 4 Stevens 3, Warner 2 (25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-11)The three sets the Ducks won, they committed a combined six attack errors; in the two they lost, 10. Warner was erratic, committing 27 attack errors through the match, including 10 in the fourth set. The Royals never led in the opening set, and Burrell would end set one with a vicious solo block.
With the second frame tied at 22 thanks back-to-back kills from Burrell and senior
Chris Vaughan, Warner would tally the final three markers of the set, capped off with a service ace. A kill by the Royals Devin Lofton put the hosts up 15-11 in the third stanza, but Stevens would come back with eight straight, capped off with a double-block from senior
John Eddins and Burrell. Warner could end the set with six of the final eight to go up two sets to one.
The Ducks would use a mid-set 3-0 spurt to take a 13-9 lead, and would tally four straight to pull ahead 18-11, capped off with a kill from
Niko Lambert. The Royals would pull within four, but Shankweiler notched a pair of kills to even the match at two sets.
A service ace by freshman
Jacob Stillman put Stevens up 8-6 in the deciding set, but the hosts notched back-to-back kills to even things up. The Ducks would score five of the following six markers to go push the edge to 13-9, but once again the Royals got within a pair. Ferriter would slam home a kill and stepped up to the service line for a match-clinching ace.
Ferriter had 19 kills and 18 digs, while Burrell had nine total blocks. Shankweiler and Vaughan combined for 25 kills, while Russell handed out 51 assists.
The Ducks will be back on the road March 30, taking on Ramapo College at 7 p.m.
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