RSC Men's Volleyball Aces Road NEVC Test
ANNADALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men’s Volleyball held host Bard to a .031 hitting percentage to pick up a 3-0 New England Volleyball Conference victory on Friday night.
ANNADALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball held host Bard to a .031 hitting percentage to pick up a 3-0 New England Volleyball Conference victory on Friday night.
The Gators (10-16/3-3 NEVC), which hit .278 as a team by comparison, aced 12 serves and totaled seven blocks in the 25-13, 25-20, 25-13 road win.
Sophomore John Lindheimer III (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) registered a match-high 10 kills on .471 hitting. The outside hitter recorded six digs, three aces, and two total blocks.
"Tonight was a great win," commented RSC Head Coach Reid Hartl. "The team has been putting in a lot of work over the last few weeks and is constantly improving. I am very optimistic as we head into the last week of the season and postseason."
Junior outside hitter Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) added eight kills and five digs, while junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) contributed seven kills, three aces, three assists, and two total blocks.
Sophomore opposite Sidney Stein paced Bard (11-15/2-4 NEVC) with six kills.
Looking ahead, RSC hosts Nichols on Wednesday evening.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the fifth with 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…With the March 21st home sweep of Curry, RSC secured an NEVC playoff berth...The Gators will be on the road against a to-be-determined opponent, more than likely SUNY Potsdam, for a Quarterfinal round contest on April 8th...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…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 selected the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 22…The opposite registered 30 kills on .434 hitting to help the Gators have a 3-0 week, all 3-0 road victories…Fox entered Wednesday's match against top-ranked Springfield fourth in the NEVC for total kills, while Guetti sat third in the Conference in assists per-set...Lindheimer (17), Pingelski (15), and Fox (12) each tallied at least a dozen kills this week...Lindheimer elevated nine Pride and Raptor attacks, with Guetti totaling 44 assists, 7.33 per-set, six digs, and three aces in the 1-1 week.