Devine Tabbed the NEVC and E8 Player of the Week
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball middle blocker Evan Devine (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) was chosen the New England Volleyball Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Saturday, April 4.
The sophomore, also selected the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, registered 33 kills on .588 hitting, five aces, nine total blocks, three digs, and an assist in the 3-0 week.
Devine heads into Wednesday's NEVC Championship Tournament Quarterfinal at SUNY Potsdam ranked third in the Conference with a .385 hitting percentage.
This marks the third-straight spring that the Gators (13-16/4-3 NEVC), winners of six of their last seven, have qualified for the NEVC Playoffs.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: 2026 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…Junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central), the 2024 NEVC Rookie of the Year, and sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) highlight the returning Gators…Fox heads 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 in the top eight of the NEVC in kills...Sophomore outside hitter John Lindheimer III (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) is seventh with 233 kills, while senior outside hitter Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) tallied 224 kills, good for eighth...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...Devine 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.
