2015-16 Men's Volleyball News

  • MVB: Wildcats Beat Penn State Altoona 3-0 to Advance to the NEAC Finals.
    April 09, 2016
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The SUNY Poly Wildcats have advanced to the NEAC Final with a 3-0 win over Penn State Altoona on Saturday (25-21, 25-22, 25-21). The Wildcats hit .287 en route to the win and had three players hit better than .300 and had three with double digit kills.
  • MVB: Three Wildcats Earn NEAC All-Conference Honors.
    April 07, 2016
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - The NEAC announced the Men's Volleyball All-Conference Selections on Thursday. SUNY Poly was well represented in the voting. Senior A.J. Davids (Hilton, N.Y.) and Sophomore Zach Goggin (Feeding Hills, Mass.) were voted to the NEAC All-Conference First Team, and Junior Nick Hagen (Hilton, N.Y.) was voted to the NEAC All-Conference Third Team.
  • MVB: Wildcats Close Out the Regular Season With a 3-0 Win Over Keuka.
    April 02, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball finished their regular season on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Keuka College (25-22, 25-20, 25-20). The Wildcats, who already clinched a playoff spot, are now the number two seed in the NEAC Championship Tournament based on a tie-breaker with Penn State Altoona.
  • MVB: A.J. Davids Named NEAC Player of the Week After a 34 Kill Week.
    March 29, 2016
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – SUNY Poly men’s volleyball player A.J. Davids (Hilton, N.Y.) has been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of March 21st - 27th. An excerpt from the NEAC press release announcing this week’s award winners can be found below.
  • MVB: Wildcats Clinch Third Seed in NEAC Championship Tournament With a 3-1 Win over Wells.
    March 24, 2016
    AURORA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats clinched a spot in the NEAC Championship Tournament on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Wells (25-22, 25-23, 8-25, 26-24). The win places SUNY Poly firmly in the third place position which will likely lead to a match-up with Penn State Altoona in the first round of the tournament which will be hosted by NEAC Regular Season Champions; Medaille College.
  • MVB: Wildcats Beaten in Five Sets by Cal Lutheran.
    March 21, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - The Wildcats played host to Cal Lutheran on Monday night at the Wildcat Field House. Despite going up 2-0 in the first two sets, the Wildcats were unable to seal the deal and dropped the next three sets to the Kingsmen. The final line score for the match was (25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 19-25, 12-15).
  • MVB: Wildcats Go 2-1 in Last NEAC Pool Play Event of the Season.
    March 19, 2016
    ALTOONA, PA. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats traveled to Altoona this past weekend to compete in their last NEAC pool play event of the season. The Wildcats went 2-1 in the three match set earning wins against Lancaster Bible and Wilson, but dropping a match to host Penn State Atoona.
  • MVB: Wildcats Go 1-2 in NEAC Pool Play Event.
    March 13, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - SUNY Poly hosted a NEAC Pool Play Event this past weekend. The teams in attendance were Medaille, D’Youville, Hilbert, Keuka, and Wells. The Wildcats lost their first two matches to Medaille 3-1 and to Hilbert 3-2, but bounced back to take the third match 3-1 over D’Youville.
  • MVB: Wildcats Earn Sixth NEAC Win Over Wells 3-0.
    March 01, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team hosted the Wells College Express on Tuesday for a NEAC Conference matchup. The Wildcats won in straight sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-21) over the Express thanks to some great hitting by the Wildcats who hit .352 as a team. While all the matches were close between the two teams, the Wildcats had a clear edge statistically. SUNY Poly registered 52 kills to the Express’s 33, and took 30 more swings on the offensive.
  • MVB: Wildcats Drop Two Non-Conference Matches to Rivier and Elmira.
    February 27, 2016
    ELMIRA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team traveled to Elmira on Saturday to take on Rivier and Elmira in two non-conference matches. The men did not fare well in their matchups; dropping both matches. The first match against Rivier went four sets (21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25) and the second against Elmira went just three (23-15, 21-25, 19-25).
  • MVB: Wildcats Battle to a 2-1 NEAC Weekend With Wins Over D'Youville and Hilbert.
    February 14, 2016
    BUFFALO, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team had their first taste of NEAC Conference matches this weekend with a three match series against D’Youville, Medaille, and Hilbert. The Wildcats emerged 2-1, defeating D’Youville and Hilbert, but losing to first place Medaille. With the two wins, the Wildcats sit in third place in the NEAC.
  • MVB: Wildcats Beaten by New Paltz 3-0.
    February 05, 2016
    NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team traveled to New Paltz on Friday to square off with the Hawks in a non-conference match. The Wildcats took the loss in the match against a very talented New Paltz team 0-3 (12-25, 16-25, 19-25).
  • MVB: Goggin Named NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week after a 164 assist week.
    February 04, 2016
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - The North Eastern Athletic Conference has named SUNY Poly’s Zach Goggin its Men’s Volleyball Student Athlete of the Week for the week of January 25-31. Below is an excerpt from the NEAC’s press release announcing the award winners.
  • MVB: Wildcats Finish Their Week 4-0 With Wins Over Newbury and Regis.
    January 30, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats hosted a quad-match on Saturday at the Wildcat Field House. Teams in attendance were Wells, Regis, and Newbury. The Wildcats squared off with Newbury and Regis in their two matches and emerged with a win in each. The Wildcats won in three sets against Newbury (25-18, 25-15, 25-20) and in four sets against Regis (26-28, 25-17, 28-26, 25-15).
  • MVB: Wildcats Win in Five Sets Over Penn State Beherend (25-14, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-9).
    January 29, 2016
    KEUKA PARK, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team traveled to Keuka College on Friday for a tournament matchup with Penn State Beherend. The Wildcats had their hands full with a streaky Nittany Lions team that would take them to five sets. The Wildcats would emerge with the win after the nearly two hour match 3-2 (25-14, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-9).
  • MVB: Wildcats Down Sage in Three Sets. Davids With a Game High 14 Kills.
    January 27, 2016
    ALBANY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team traveled to Albany to take on the Sage College Gators on Wednesday. The Wildcats would come away with a 3-0 win going 25-11, 25-21, 25-21. The Wildcats hit a very effective .269 as a team in the match.
  • MVB: Wildcats Host 2016 Wildcat Invitational; Emerge 2-2 Against Difficult Match-ups.
    January 22, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team hosted the 2016 Wildcat Invitational this past weekend. Nine teams were in attendance for the two day event. Each team played four matches on the three court setup of the Wildcat Field House. SUNY Poly went 2-2 in their four matches, winning against Bard and Elms, and losing to Vassar and Kean.