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Men's Volleyball

No. 5 Men’s Volleyball Hits The Road For UVC Tri-Match

HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 3, 2016) – The No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team goes on the road to take on No. 8 Elmira College and Bard College Saturday.

MATCH DETAILS
The Ducks will play the latter two matches of the day, taking on Elmira at 1:30 p.m. and host Bard at 4 p.m. Stevens will return home Sunday to play UC-Santa Cruz at 1:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite falling behind two sets to one, the Ducks rallied back to top No. 13 New York University in five sets Wednesday. Senior Tim Ferriter led the way with 18 kills and 10 digs.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK    
Sophomore Thomas Burrell staged his own block party, recording back-to-back-to-back double blocks in the second set. Burrell teamed up with Ferriter for a pair, and senior John Eddins for the other.

BLOCK PARTY
Burrell, along with juniors Jordan Stuart and Gabe Shankweiler each tallied a team-high six total blocks against the Violets.

1,000 ASSISTS
Senior John Eddins became the eighth player in program history to hand out 1,000 career assists during the match on Wednesday.

CLOSING IN
Senior Chris Vaughan is one dig away from 100 on the season and is 11 from 400 in his career. Vaughan suited up as a libero in the National Championship match last spring.

TIM TIME
Ferriter picked the perfect time to record his first double-double of the year. He hit .325 while also serving up three aces.

ELMIRA REPORT
The Soaring Eagles come into the match with a 16-4 record, and 1-2 in the United Volleyball Conference. They were swept by NYU and MIT in the first UVC cross-over, before topping Penn State-Behrend in straight sets.

BARD RECAP
The Raptors are 3-13, and 0-4 in the UVC. They are led by Alex Adams 107 kills while Kai Bernier-Chen has handed out 211 assists.

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Burrell

#18 Thomas Burrell

MH
6' 2"
Sophomore
John Eddins

#24 John Eddins

S
6' 4"
Senior
Tim Ferriter

#21 Tim Ferriter

OH
6' 3"
Senior
Gabe Shankweiler

#1 Gabe Shankweiler

OH
6' 2"
Junior
Jordan Stuart

#7 Jordan Stuart

MH
6' 5"
Junior
Chris Vaughan

#10 Chris Vaughan

OH
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Thomas Burrell

#18 Thomas Burrell

6' 2"
Sophomore
MH
John Eddins

#24 John Eddins

6' 4"
Senior
S
Tim Ferriter

#21 Tim Ferriter

6' 3"
Senior
OH
Gabe Shankweiler

#1 Gabe Shankweiler

6' 2"
Junior
OH
Jordan Stuart

#7 Jordan Stuart

6' 5"
Junior
MH
Chris Vaughan

#10 Chris Vaughan

6' 4"
Senior
OH