Cooper
3
Winner Stevens STEVENS 15-2, 6-1 UVC
2
Vassar VASSAR 9-7, 2-3 UVC
Winner
Stevens STEVENS
15-2, 6-1 UVC
3
Final
2
Vassar VASSAR
9-7, 2-3 UVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Stevens STEVENS 25 25 18 19 15 (3)
Vassar VASSAR 16 19 25 25 13 (2)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Stevens Athletic Communications

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Defeats Vassar in Five Sets

The No. 4 men's volleyball team won the first two sets before Vassar claimed the third and fourth, sending the match into a deciding set.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (March 6, 2019)  – Senior Jacob Patterson dished out a match-high 44 assists as the No. 4 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team defeated Vassar College in five sets (25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 19-25, 15-13) in Wednesday night's United Volleyball Conference matchup at Kenyon Hall. 

Sophomore Ryan Byrne issued a team-best 15 kills for the Ducks, who improved to 15-2 overall and 6-1 in the conference.  

Vassar was led by Jefferson Waters with 18 kills, four blocks and two aces. The Brewers fell to 9-7 on the year and 2-3 in UVC action.

Volleys and Points
  • Three errors by the Brewers gave Stevens an early lead to start the match. 
  • After Kevin Ros and George Diehl each set down a pass from Daniel Halberg, Byrne and sophomore Jack Bittker each issued a kill while Patterson and junior Jonathan Frenzel blocked a Vassar attempt to give Stevens a 9-3 lead. 
  • The Ducks took an 18-8 lead after four straight attack errors by the Brewers. 
  • Waters and Ros each delivered a kill in attempt to shorten the gap but Byrne set down a pass from Patterson to win the first set. 
  • Diehl issued a kill before Ros collected an ace to begin the second set. 
  • Two errors by Vassar followed by a kill from Byrne put Stevens in the lead. 
  • Three consecutive errors by the Brewers gave the Ducks a 6-3 advantage. 
  • Vassar tied the set at eight after Ros set down a pass from Halberg. 
  • Stevens took back the lead after two errors by the Brewers and a block by Frenzel and junior David Lehman.
  • Two kills from Byrne and two aces from freshman Jack Fyda put Stevens up 19-12.
  • The team traded points but the Ducks had already gained a large enough lead to allow Byrne to issue a kill for the final point of the second stanza.  
  • Waters, Diehl and Ryan Duchemin blocked an attempt by Byrne to take the first point of the third set. 
  • Senior Cooper Diamond set down a pass from Patterson to put Stevens on the board. 
  • After trading points, Vassar went on a 5-0 run that included two kills from Waters and one from Yoni Auerbach and two errors by Stevens, allowing the Brewers to take an 11-5 lead. 
  • The Ducks came back within three points following a kill from Bittker and a block by Frenzel and Byrne. 
  • A kill from Diehl and three errors by Stevens put Vassar up 22-15. 
  • The Ducks tried to chip away, but three kills from the Brewers ended the third set. 
  • Vassar took an early 3-1 lead at the start of the fourth set after kills from Diehl and Duchemin. 
  • A Frenzel kill brought Stevens within one, but the Brewers then extended their lead with a kill by Diehl and two errors by the Ducks. 
  • Auerbach, Duchemin and Waters each set down a pass before an error by Stevens to give Vassar a 13-7 lead. 
  • The Ducks fought back and came within three points thanks to two kills from Diamond, one kill from Byrne and an attack error by the Brewers. 
  • Duchemin then delivered a kill before collecting two blocks with Waters to bring Vassar one point away from the fourth-set victory. 
  • Byrne set down a pass from Patterson but Duchemin answered with a kill of his own to send the match to a deciding set. 
  • After Diehl committed an error to give Stevens the first point of the final set, he then blocked an attempt by Byrne with Duchemin to put Vassar on the board. 
  • The teams traded points before senior Dylan DeBoer issued back-to-back kills to give the Ducks a 6-4 advantage. 
  • Vassar took a one-point lead following a kill from Diehl, a Stevens error and a block by Diehl and Duchemin. 
  • The Ducks were then able to take a two-point lead when Waters and Duchemin each committed an error and Byrne registered a kill. 
  • The Brewers were once again able to take a one-point edge following one kill apiece from Waters and Diehl and another error by Stevens. 
  • Lehman then set down a pass from Patterson prior to Frenzel and Byrne blocking an attempt by Waters to give the Ducks a 13-12 lead. 
  • Ros set down a pass from Halberg to tie the set. 

Match Point
  • DeBoer and Frenzel blocked an attempt by Ros following a Vassar service error to end the match. 

Inside the Numbers
  • Stevens slightly outhit the Brewers .199-.195.
  • The Ducks held Vassar to a negative hitting percentage in the first set. 
  • Stevens hit over .400 in the first two sets. 
  • Each team recorded 10 blocks. 
  • Diamond hit a team-high .389.
  • Senior Joshua Hinton tallied 11 digs. 
  • Lehman and Bittker each collected 11 kills. 
  • Matt Usui led all players with 13 digs. 

Unsung Hero
  • Frenzel issued six kills and registered a career-best seven blocks in the five-set victory. 

Up Next
  • No. 4 men's volleyball travels to Reading, Pennsylvania on Friday, March 8th for a quad match at Alvernia University, where they will take on Marymount University at 7 P.M.
  • Live stats and video links available at StevensDucks.com.

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