MORRISTOWN, N.J. - The SUNY Poly men's volleyball team (10-14, 4-2 NEAC)  went 2-1 this weekend, splitting a pair of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) games with Lancaster Bible (L) and St. Elizabeth (W) and winning a non-conference game against New Jersey City University.  

GAME 1:

SUNY Poly - 0

Lancaster Bible - 3

(19-25, 18-25, 17-25)

On Friday night, the Wildcats faced the NEAC leading Chargers of Lancaster Bible in the first of their two NEAC games. The Wildcats were out-hit on attack and were out-blocked at the net. The Chargers hit .354 as a team and had four players with five or more kills. The Wildcats hit just .154 in the match and had two players with five or more kills.

STAT POINTS:

• Ryan Gloff (Brockport, N.Y.) led the way on the attack for the Wildcats. The junior hit a team high .316 on 19 attacks. He totaled eight kills, a service ace, and a block assist.
• Donovan Suguitan (Clifton Park, N.Y.) also had eight kills for the Wildcats. Suguitan also had a service ace, two digs and two block assists.
• Brian Malsan (Slingerlands, N.Y.) had a match high 12 digs for the Wildcats.
• Nate Miller had a match high 15 kills, three block assists, four digs, and a service ace for the Chargers.
• Lancaster Bible's Kasey Gentry had nine kills and six digs.

GAME 2:

SUNY Poly - 3

St. Elizabeth - 0

(25-6, 52-22, 25-14)

Game one on Saturday started with the Wildcats biggest set win of the season in a 25-6 routing of the Eagles where the Wildcats hit an outstanding .526 as a team. The rest of the match was smooth sailing for the Wildcats who closed out the match, securing their fourth NEAC win of the season.

STAT POINTS:

• Donovan Suguitan had a match high 10 kills on 19 swings. He hit .421 in the match and had a pair of service aces.
• Garrett Hassard (Oneonta, N.Y.) had eight kills on 12 swings and had a career high three service aces.
• Connor Schultz (Lancaster, N.Y.) racked up seven kills, two block assists, and a service ace.
• Zach Goggin (Feeding Hills, Mass.) had 31 assists in the game, bringing his weekend total to 54 and his career total to 3,268.
•  Emmanuel Adam led the Eagles with seven kills. He also had a match high 10 digs.

GAME 3:

New Jersey City - 0

SUNY Poly - 3

(25-11, 25-19, 25-19)

The Wildcats continued their dominance in the second match of the day on Saturday with a win over New Jersey City University (7-15). The Wildcats took set number one convincingly by a score of 25-11 before closing out the match with a pair of 25-19 wins. The 'Cats hit .338 as a team and nine service aces in the win.

STAT POINTS:

• Max Szuba (Irondequoit, N.Y.) was the kills leader for the Wildcats. He had seven kills on 24 swings and had 10 digs. Szuba also had a match high four service aces. He currently leads the Wildcats with 182 kills this season and is second on the team with 139 digs.
• Andrew Bertino (Spencerport, N.Y.) had a match high 12 digs for the Wildcats.
• Ryan Gloff and Donovan Suguitan each had six kills in the match. Gloff hit .714 and had a service ace and two digs. Suguitan hit .545 and had a pair of service aces.
• Piotr Kasza (Queens, N.Y.) had a match high 36 assists, five digs, and two block assists in the match.
• James Homan (Fairport, N.Y.) had five kills on eight swings, had three digs, and a service ace in the match.
• JJ Berdecia had a team high seven kills for the Gothic Knights.
• Luis Ayala, Edgar Crespo, and JJ Berdecia each had six digs in the match.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will close out their season next weekend with three matches at home. On Friday, April 6th the Wildcats will host NEAC foe Penn State Altoona at 7:00 PM. The Wildcats will host senior day festivities on Saturday, April 7th against Elmira at 12:00 PM and will face Wilson in the final NEAC match of the season at 4:00 PM. All three matches will take place at SUNY Poly's Wildcat Field House.