HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 8, 2024) – Junior Kevin Herbst and first-year Joshua Levandoske each recorded six kills as the No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball beat Hunter 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-19) Thursday night inside Canavan Arena. 

Junior Sebastian Huyke totaled 16 assists to lead the Ducks. Senior Phu-Quy Ho and senior Carver Weirick each led the Ducks with six digs.

Stevens had one of their best hitting percentages of the season, as they hit .309 for the game, while holding the Hawks to just .043.

With the win, Stevens improves to 18-2 all-time against the Hawks. They have won the last 10, eight of them in straight sets. The Ducks are now 11-1 on the season, while the Hawks drop to 1-4.

The Rundown

• It was a close set early on as the two teams split the first 14 points. Weirick had two kills in the early going. Stevens then took a 9-7 lead after back-to-back kills from sophomore Tyler Hoke and first-year Alex Olcott. Now up 10-9, the Ducks scored five of the next six points to take a 15-10 lead. Herbst contributed two kills to the run, while graduate student Christopher Varseveld had an ace. The Hawks scored the next two points, but the Ducks closed the set on a 9-3 run, capped off by a kill from Herbst, to win the first and take the early set lead over Hunter.
• Hunter tallied the first two points of the second set, which the Ducks quickly answered. Still tied at six all, the Ducks rattled off three straight points to up 9-6. All three came off of Hawk errors. Huyke got into the action with a kill that kicked off a mini 3-0 run to put the Ducks in front 14-8. Leading 15-10, the home side took six of the next seven points, capped off by an ace from Herbst to take a commanding 21-11 lead. Stevens would win the set 25-12.
• Aiming for the sweep, Stevens led 4-3 after the first seven, with junior Hunter Schmidt tallying a kill for the Ducks. Later up 11-8, Stevens again scored three straight and seven of the next eight, with Levandoske recording three kills on the streak. Hunter would not be able to claw their way back, as the Ducks took the set and the victory.

Top Performers

• Levandoske hit .857 for the match. He had six kills on seven attacks.
• Hoke led the Ducks in blocks with three.
• Herbst had three service aces.
• Huyke also had five digs and three kills.

For the Opponents

• Kyle Foley recorded ten kills.
• Cooper Moran tallied six digs.
• Annes Deljanin had three blocks.

Around the Middle Atlantic Conference 

• Valley Forge 0, King's 3 F/SUN
• St. Joseph's Brooklyn 0, King's 3 F/SUN
• Wilkes 1, Hunter 3 F/TUE
• Cairn 0, Widener 3 F/TUE
• Widener vs. Elizabethtown 8 p.m.

Up Next

• No. 2 Men's Volleyball hits the road for a tri-match this Saturday at SUNY New Paltz. The Ducks will take on NJCU at 1 and New Paltz at 3. Links for live stats and video are posted to StevensDucks.com.