Men's volleyball posts win over Broolkyn College, but drops nightcap to Rutgers-Newark
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Team Stats
Brooklyn
Russell Sage College
| Game Statistics | Brooklyn | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .041 | .365 |
| Blocks | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Digs | 13 | 27 |
| Aces | 2 | 13 |
Russell Sage College
Rutgers-Newark
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Rutgers-Newark |
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| Hitting % | .177 | .433 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Digs | 17 | 23 |
| Aces | 1 | 9 |
Newark, NJ– The Sage Colleges' men's volleyball competed on Saturday at the Rutgers University-Newark Golden Dome Classic. Sage opened the day beating Brooklyn College (3-0, 25-23, 25-15, 25-14) for the first win on the young season. In the nightcap, Sage dropped a 3-0 decision to Rutgers-Newark (25-10, 25-12, 25-18). Sage is 1-2 on the year.
Against Brooklyn College (0-6), Sage was once again paced by the outstanding play of rookie outside hitter, Bailey Cecchi (Agawam, MA/Agawam) tallied a match-high 17 kill. He added a .429 hitting percentage with four digs and an ace. Senior co-captain Thaddeus Sipe (Loudonville, NY/Hawthorne Valley) added eight kills and had a .800 attach percentage in the contest with three kills. Sophomore co-captain Chris MacArthur (Hillsdale, NY/Taconic Hills) added three kills with four digs. Freshman setter Tyler Bastos (Ludlow, MA/Ludlow) finished with 32 setting assists, while adding seven digs and a solo block. Rookie Casey Fitzpatrick (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill) added five kills and a team-best seven digs for the Gators. Freshman middle hitter Ryan Guyton (Lockport, NY/Lockport) added seven kills with six digs and had four aces.
Against Rutgers-Newark (2-5), Cecchi had seven kills with four digs and had just one reception error in 14 attempts. Guyton had five kills with two digs and a pair of block assists. Bastos added 19 setting assists with two digs and Fitzpatrick added six digs with three kills.
Sage returns to action on February 7-8 travelling to the Keuka College Tournament. On February 7, Sage will face Elms College and Keuka College in contests at 3 and 6 p.m.
