BOSTON, Mass. (February 4, 2017)  – Senior Gabe Shankweiler and freshman David Lehman totaled 35 kills on 69 attacks with just seven errors as No. 3 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball defeated No. 5 Wentworth Institute of Technology (25-17, 25-23, 25-22) and came from behind to edge Endicott College (25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-10) to sweep the Wentworth Tri-Match Saturday afternoon.

Junior Thomas Burrell recorded 13 kills on 15 attacks and sophomore Dylan Deboer notched 11 kills in the dramatic five-set victory over the Gulls. With the sweep, the Ducks moved to 8-0 on the season.

Sean Mullen notched 10 kills and Collin Ritter dished out 16 assists for the Leopards, who rallied to defeat Endicott in the final game of the tri-match. Wentworth closed play at 6-2.

Bryn Lipton tallied 15 kills and Donovan Dey added 11 for Endicott, who fell to 4-8. 

Volleys and Points

• After Stevens and Wentworth alternated the first 16 points, Stevens finally took control of the first set after a Lehman Kill and a Wentworth attack error.
• The Ducks would keep the Leopards at a two-point distance until 18-15.
• Wentworth rallied on back-to-back kills to pull within 1 (18-17).
• Seven straight points by Stevens closed out the first set. Shankweiler tallied a kill and an ace in the run.
• In the second set, a Lehman kill opened the scoring.
• The teams again traded points until reaching 8-8.
• Three errors and kills by Lehman and Shankweiler produced a 13-8 lead.
• Wentworth would rally, taking a 19-18 lead on an Ollie Oshman kill.
• The teams would again trade points before reaching 23-all.
• Kills by Stuart and Shankweiler closed out the second set.
• Downed two sets, Wentworth opened its biggest lead of the match at 8-3.
• After a timeout, the Ducks continued to chip away at the lead before finally drawing even at 20.
• A Shankweiler ace reclaimed a 21-20 lead for Stevens and forced a Wentworth timeout.
• In the opening set against Endicott, Burrell opened a two-point leads on a Burrell kill and an Endicott error.
• Stevens maintained the lead throughout the set, finally extending the lead to four at 13-9.
• Back-to-back Gull errors allowed Stevens to open a 21-15 and back-to-back Endicott errors closed out the first set.
• Three errors and a DeBoer kill opened a 7-4 lead for Stevens in the second set.
• Endicott rallied to tie the game at 12 on a DeBoer error.
• Burrell and Shankweiler notched kills to open a 17-14 lead.
• Endicott rallied for five straight points to seize control of the set, scoring four of the set's last five points.
• With the teams tied at one set apiece, the teams alternated points until Endicott scored four points in a row to take a 17-16 lead.
• The teams again alternated points to 23-23.
• With DeBoer serving, Bryn Lipton reclaimed the lead for Endicott with a kill.
• Donovan Dey followed with a kill to close the set.
• Trailing for the first time this season, Stevens opened the scoring in the fourth set.
• Returning to its strong-hitting ways, the Ducks made only one attack error in the set against seven errors by Endicott as Stevens attempted to even the match.
• The Ducks used blocks from Burrell and Shankweiler and six assists from Patterson to open a seven-point lead.
• Three Endicott errors and a Lehman kill closed the set.
• In the fifth and final set, four consecutive errors led to Stevens taking a 6-3 lead.
• Endicott would close to within one point (8-7), but a renewed Stevens attack did not allow the Gulls to get any closer.

Match Point

• After regaining a lead in the third set (21-20), senior Jordan Stuart recorded his third kill of the set to close out the match with Wentworth.
• After seizing control of the final set with Endicott, the Ducks closed out the match with a Shankweiler kill.

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens totaled nine aces on the afternoon, including seven against Wentworth.
• The Ducks also totaled 15 blocks, including 12 against Endicott.
• Three players tallied all of the blocks against Endicott: Stuart (5), Burrell (3) and senior Ian Bennett (4).
• In the fourth and fifth sets against Endicott, Stevens attacked at a .643 (19-1-28) percentage, while tightening its defense to force 13 errors over the same period.
• Sophomore Jacob Patterson dished out 64 assists over the two matches with only two ball handling errors and no setting errors.
• Stuart also recorded double-digit kills on the afternoon, totaling 15.
• Five different Ducks attacked at a .500 percentage or better in the five-set win.

Coach Speak

• "I thought David was on fire for us today."
• "Jordan (Stuart) was also strong in his role today."
• "The match with Wentworth was two great teams battling it out. In the end, I think our service game was the difference."
• "Our second match today was similar to the first - another battle between two great teams."
• "We tried to rest some players in the second match and it came back to bite us a little bit."
• "When a rested Gabe and David returned, it brought a renewed energy to the team and it really showed in the fourth and fifth sets."
• "Both of our middles were really strong against Endicott."
• "I think what we learned in the match against Endicott is that we need to focus a little more on the conditioning side of things, which I knew we will be able to do as we look towards next weekend.

Up Next

• The Ducks return to the court on February 11 for their third tri-match in as many weekends.
• Matches with Lancaster Bible College and No. 12 Eastern Mennonite University await at the Lancaster Bible Tri-Match.
• Video links are available at StevensDucks.com. Live stats links will be added when available.

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