Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team, No. 4 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, swept a home tri-match against No. 11 Wentworth and Drew on Saturday, knocking off the Leopards in four sets before sweeping the Rangers.

HOW IT HAPPENED – Wentworth
The Leopards led 4-2 and 6-3 early in the opening set, all three Ducks' points coming on Wentworth service errors, but three Bennett Heydorn kills in a four-point stretch pulled Stevens back within a point, 7-6. Wentworth pushed its lead back out to 11-8, but Tyler Hoke went on a run, picking up two kills, a solo block, and a joint block with Koby Sherman, leveling the set at 12.
Three more Wentworth service errors wiped out a trio of one-point cushions and an Alex Olcott solo block gave Stevens its first lead of the set, 16-15. Kills by Heydorn, Olcott, and Sherman kept the Ducks in front 17-15, 18-16, and 19-17, respectively. In all, neither team scored two consecutive points until Wentworth tied the set at 22.

After Greg Li gave Stevens the lead back with a kill, Wentworth grabbed the next two points for a set point opportunity, but a ninth service error of the frame squared things at 24. Heydorn recorded a service ace creating a set point chance for Stevens, but Wentworth reeled off three straight, grabbing the early 1-0 lead.

As they did in the first set, Wentworth led 4-2 in the second, Sherman and Hoke providing kills for Stevens. Sherman added a second kill to make it 4-3, but Wentworth opened a 7-4 lead and maintained at least a two-point cushion until back-to-back Sherman and Hoke kills made it 10-9. After a Wentworth kill, a Sherman kill and Li/Joshua Levandoske joint block squared the set at 11.

Following two straight from Wentworth, the Ducks were relentless in their pursuit of a lead, tying the set at 15-all and 16-all before Sherman's seventh kill of the set finally gave Stevens a 17-16 advantage. Wentworth flipped the score with two straight, but the Ducks flipped it right back with two in a row of their own.

One momentum swing after another resulted in a 24-23 set point opportunity for the Ducks, which Sherman put away with his 11^th kill of the match.

Three Wentworth errors, a Levandoske kill, and an Olcott solo block gave the Ducks a 5-2 third set lead. Heydorn and Sherman notched three kills between them, but the Leopards worked their way back to a 10-10 tie. Stevens went back in front 12-10, but Wentworth again leveled the set at 13. Heydorn (twice), Li (twice) and Olcott recorded five straight points for the Ducks via kills, keeping the Ducks up 18-16.

Sitting at 999 kills, Sherman notched the milestone marker, then added 1,001 for good measure, putting the Red and Gray up 20-17. Sherman added 1,002 and 1,003 shortly thereafter, the latter closing out the set and a 2-1 lead for the Ducks.

The fourth set featured ties at 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9-all, before two Wentworth attack errors, two Hoke blocks, and a Sherman kill put Stevens up 14-9. The Leopards did not draw closer than three points the rest of the way as the Ducks closed out the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED – Drew
Stevens (11-2) took the opening point, but did not lead again until 8-7; Titus Rodz and Ryan Schmid (twice) notched early kills for the Ducks, Esteban Schmitt giving the Ducks the 8-7 edge with his first kill of the day. Carver Weirick and Cade Allen registered kills for 9-8 and 10-9 Duck leads. The sides alternated points between 11-9 and 16-14 before a service error and Schmidt kill put the Ducks up four, though the Rangers eventually rallied to tie at 19.

Weirick and Schmidt added a kill each and Schmitt picked up a solo block as the Ducks rebuilt a three-point cushion, 23-20, forcing a Drew timeout. Stevens closed out the set with a Rangers' service error and Schmidt service ace.

Rodz and Weirick had early second set kills for Stevens, but Drew put the Ducks in chase mode, building leads of 6-4, 7-6, 10-9, and 11-10. Two Schmid kills, plus one from Rodz, gave the Red and Gray a two-point cushion; Rodz and Weirick (twice) added kills helping grow the lead to 18-14. Six Rangers errors gave the Ducks set point, which Rodz put away with his fourth kill of the frame.

The Ducks went up 5-1 in the third, courtesy of four Drew errors and a Schmidt/Cade Allen joint block. Rodz, Allen, and Schmid all added a kill apiece, but the Rangers closed to within a point on four separate occasions.

With the score 12-11, two Allen kills and three Drew attack errors in a string of six points provided Stevens a five-point lead, 17-12. Kills from Schmitt, Schmid, Schmidt, Heydorn, and Allen helped the Ducks hold at least a four-point edge the rest of the way, as the Ducks closed out the set and 2-0 day on the court.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sherman, who sat for the Drew match, finished with 21 kills against Wentworth, just two off his season high set against Carthage on January 31.
• Heydorn, who entered the day with 26 kills in 15 sets this season, finished with a career-high 15 kills against Wentworth.
• Sebastian Huyke had 30 assists against Wentworth (his second-best mark of the year), adding eight digs.
• (Nick) Schmidt tied two season-highs with 19 assists and seven digs against Wentworth.
• Allen made his inaugural appearance for Stevens against Drew, finishing with five kills.
• Quinn Bozarth made his second appearance of the season, notching his first collegiate kill to close out the Drew match.
• Rodz made his first start of the season against the Rangers, finishing with six kills after entering the match with three for the year.

UP NEXT
The Ducks' homestand continues Wednesday, February 19, against New Paltz at 7:00 p.m.

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