Trio of Gators Garner All-New England Volleyball Conference Honors
ALBANY, N.Y. – A trio from Russell Sage College Men’s Volleyball garnered All-New England Volleyball Conference honors. Accolades, as determined by a vote conducted by the league’s head coaches, were announced by the NEVC earlier today.
Junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) became the first Gator to earn first-team All-Conference honors since 2017. He heads into this afternoon's NEVC Quarterfinal at SUNY Potsdam sixth on the circuit with 291 kills. The opposite, a second-team All-NEVC performer last season, has tallied double-digit kills 16 times thus far.
Sophomore outside hitter John Lindheimer III (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) made the second-team. He registered 233 kills, good for seventh in the Conference. The outside hitter leads RSC with four double-doubles.
Senior Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) represented the program on the Conference's Sportsmanship Team. The outside hitter is eighth in the NEVC with 224 kills.
The trio helped the Gators (13-16/4-3 NEVC) qualify for the NEVC Championship Tournament for the third-straight year. RSC plays at SUNY Potsdam in the Quarterfinals this afternoon. The winner will visit top-seeded Endicott on Saturday.
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, making their third-straight appearance in the NEVC Tournament, have been on a heater down the stretch…RSC won six of the last seven matches of the regular season, including the last four…The lone loss was a home 3-0 loss to No. 1 Springfield on March 25…RSC defeated Nichols, the three-time defending NEVC Champions, 3-2 on Wednesday, April 1…Seven players return 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 first-team All-NEVC, headed into the postseason ranked sixth in the Conference with 291 kills…The opposite, who took home second-team All-Conference honors last season, is one of three Gators that went into Wednesday's Quarterfinal at SUNY Potsdam in the top eight of the NEVC in kills...Lindheimer III is seventh with 233 kills, while Pingelski tallied 224 kills, good for eighth...Lindheimer III, who tops RSC with four double-doubles, was voted second-team All-NEVC…Pingelski represented the program on the NEVC Sportsmanship Team…Guetti sits third in the Conference in assists per-set (8.93) and aces per-set (0.37)...The sophomore setter 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 played seven programs that earned votes in the AVCA preseason coaches' national poll this spring…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…Sophomore middle blocker Evan Devine (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) finished the regular season ranked third in the NEVC with a .385 hitting percentage…He registered 33 kills on .588 hitting, five aces, nine total blocks, three digs, and an assist in the final week wins vs. Nichols, Fisher, and Curry...The NEVC and the E8 both selected the sophomore as their Player of the Week for his efforts.
