UNION, N.J. (March 22, 2017)  – Freshman David Lehman led all players with 13 kills and senior Gabe Shankweiler tallied seven kills and four aces as No. 3 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball won its tenth straight game with a 3-1 victory over Kean University Wednesday.

Junior Thomas Burrell's six blocks led a potent Stevens defense that outblocked the Cougars 13-4 in moving to 21-2 on the season.

Steven Zarzycki and Dylan Flor led Kean with eight kills apiece. The Cougars fell to 14-8.

Volleys and Points

• Lehman's first kill gave Stevens the first point of the match.
• The Ducks took advantage of back-to-back Kean errors to gain a 6-3 advantage.
• Back-to-back kills by Shankweiler and Jordan Patterson opened a 9-4 edge.
• Four straight kills pushed the Stevens lead to nine.
• Four points on three errors and a Jordan Stuart kill gave Stevens a 22-10.
• The teams alternated the final six points of the set before Lehman's sixth kill gave Stevens the first set.
• The second set was a back-and-forth affair in the early going with six ties.
• The Ducks seized control of the set with five straight points with Shankweiler at the serve - two aces, a Burrell kill and a Burrell-Lehman block assist.
• A Dylan DeBoer kill opened a 20-12 lead and back-to-back Kean errors pushed the lead to 22-14.
• A Jacob Milnazik service error closed the second set for Stevens.
• Similar to the previous set, the teams alternated the first ten points of the third set.
• Kean's largest run of the match (eight points) opened an 11-5 lead.
• Strong play from Stevens' outside hitters helped the Ducks force a tie at 16.
• With the teams again tied at 18. Kean reeled off three straight points - two on Jacob Kauffman aces - to take a 21-18 lead.
• Flor closed the third set with back-to-back aces.
• The final set saw Kean score two of the first three points to claim an early edge.
• The Ducks rallied and took control at 13-10 on a DeBoer kill and a block assist from DeBoer and Burrell.
• A four-point run consisting of kills from Lehman and Stuart and two Kean errors gave Stevens an 18-12 advantage.
• Back-to-back block assist from Shankweiler and Stuart pushed the Stevens lead to 23-13.
• Kean fought off six match points before an error closed out the match.

Match Point

• A Dylan Flor service error closed out the final set.

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens hit a blistering .600 (14-2-20) in the first set and .275 for the match.
• The Ducks forced Kean into 24 attack errors for a .100 attack percentage.
• A tight Stevens defense registered 37 digs.
• Kean held a 9-5 edge in service aces.
• Jacob Patterson registered 37 assists for his twelfth match with 35 or more assists. He also collected three kills on three attacks.
• Shankweiler moved to 965 career kills.
• Lehman totaled his 13 kills on 20 attacks. 

Coach Speak

• "Total team effort - our pin hitters were good, our middles were hitting and blocking and Gabe was very good in the serve game."

Up Next

• The Ducks have a quick turnaround and a short trip to Jersey City to take on the New Jersey City University Gothic Knights Thursday evening.
• Live stats and video links are available at StevensDucks.com.

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