Gators Boast Balanced Attack at SUNY Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball had three players tally at least eight kills in Saturday's 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-23) New England Volleyball Conference setback at SUNY Potsdam.
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball had three players tally at least eight kills in Saturday's 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-23) New England Volleyball Conference setback at SUNY Potsdam.
Junior outside hitter Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) topped the Gators with 10 kills.
Junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) tossed in nine kills on .450 hitting and eight digs, while sophomore outside hitter John Lindheimer (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) contributed eight kills and seven digs.
Senior middle blocker Matt Kilinski paced the Bears (7-4/2-2 NEVC) with 15 kills on .444 hitting. As a team, SUNY Potsdam hit .395 across the three sets.
After playing its last three contests on the road, RSC (7-14/1-3 NEVC) hosts Vassar, receiving votes in the latest AVCA national poll, on Wednesday evening.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the fifth with Reid Hartl at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball…The Gators, coming off a run to the Quarterfinals of the New England Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament for the second-straight year, return eight players from last season's team…Fox, the 2024 NEVC Rookie of the Year, and sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) highlight the returning Gators…Fox, voted second-team All-NEVC, headed into the 2025 postseason ranked second in the Conference with 320 kills…Guetti became the fourth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career assists on January 31 vs. SUNY Poly… The sophomore moved into third place on the program's career assist list on Saturday, February 28 vs. Endicott....Hartl added five newcomers to the roster…The Gators have seven programs that earned votes in the AVCA preseason coaches' national poll on their schedule...Fox was chosen the E8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 22...He registered 30 kills on .434 hitting in the 3-0 week, all 3-0 road victories...The junior recorded 17 kills on .483 hitting across four sets in the doubleheader at VTSU: Johnson on Saturday, February 21...Fox tallied 15 of those on .636 hitting in the NEVC contest, a 3-0 sweep by RSC...The opposite recorded 31 kills on .186 hitting, 14 digs, eight assists, two aces and three total blocks across the last three matches...He had 16 kills on .310 hitting and nine digs across Tuesday at No. 3 Springfield and this afternoon.