MVB: Wildcats Complete Season Sweep of Keuka With a 3-0 Road Win.

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Photo Credit: Cottonwood Studios (cottonwoodstudioscny.com)

KEUKA PARK, N.Y. - SUNY poly men's volleyball team earned a 3-0 win on the road at Keuka College in North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Friday. The Wildcats took the first set 26-24, the second set 25-22, and the third set 25-21. The Wildcats hit .316 as a team in the match while Keuka hit just .179. The win in NEAC play brings the Wildcats record to 16-11 this season with a 7-2 conference record.

 

NOTABLES:

  • Connor Schultz (Lancaster, N.Y.) led the way for the Wildcats with an extremely efficient .558 hitting percentage. He had 11 kills on 14 swings and had two digs for the Wildcats. The 11 kills bring his season total up to 148.

  • Donovan Suguitan (Clifton Park, N.Y.) led the Wildcats with 13 kills on 29 swings. He also had six digs in the match. His performance has him leading the Wildcats this season in kills with 242.

  • Both Max Szuba (Irondequoit, N.Y.) and Garrett Hassard (Oneonta, N.Y.) had seven kills in the match. Szuba had a service ace, three digs, and a block assist. Hassard had a service ace and two digs.

  • Andrew Bertino (Spencerport, N.Y.) led the Wildcats with 10 digs in the match. The 10 digs bring his season total to a career-best 152.

  • Brian Malsan (Slingerlands, N.Y.) had seven digs for the Wildcats. He is the Wildcats season leader with 240 this season.

  • Piotr Kasza (Queens, N.Y.) had 36 assists, a service ace, three digs, a block assist, and a solo block in the match. His season assist total now sits at 625, a career best.

  • Keuka's Brad McKnight had a game-high 14 kills on 36 swings. McKnight also had a service ace and a dig.

  • Seth Welker had a team-high 10 digs in the match for the Wolves.

  • Kamren Record had 31 assists, eight digs, and a block assist for Keuka.

  • Christian Nickerson hit a team-high .444 in the match. He had five kills on nine swings.

 

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will stay on the road for their final game of the 2019 regular season. The 'Cats will take on Wells College at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 6th. With a win, the Wildcats will clinch the number two seed in the NEAC postseason which will be held next weekend on April 13th and 14th at Lancaster Bible College.

 

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