2016-17 Wildcat Men's Volleyball News

  • MVB: Wildcat's Season Comes to an End With Post-season Loss to Altoona.
    April 14, 2017
    ALTOONA, PA. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball season came to an end this past weekend with a loss to Penn State Altoona in the NEAC semi-final match. The Wildcats fell to the Nitany Lions in a hard-fought four set match. The scores of the match were 18-25, 25-20, 25-27, 22-25.
  • MVB: Dan Liberto Named to the 2017 AVCA Thirty Under 30 List.
    April 10, 2017
    LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced its annual Thirty Under 30 award recipients for the 2017 season. SUNY Poly head men’s and women’s volleyball coach Dan Liberto has been selected as one of just four Division III recipients of the award.
  • MVB: Wildcats Wrap Up Regular Season With Tri-match at Elmira.
    April 08, 2017
    ELMIRA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team wrapped up their 2017 regular season this past Saturday on the road in a tri-match against Nazareth and Elmira. The Wildcats lost both matches, the first in four sets to Nazareth and the second in five sets to Elmira.
  • MVB: Wildcats Win Two of Three to Qualify for the NEAC Championship Tournament.
    April 02, 2017
    Buffalo, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team traveled west to Buffalo for their final North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) pool play event of the season. Entering the event, the Wildcats were tied for third place, needing to retain their position to qualify for the NEAC Championship Tournament. The Wildcats went 2-1 in the three-match event, losing to Medaille, but beating D’Youville and Hilbert to hold their place in the standings. The Wildcats will be the fourth seed in the upcoming Conference Championships.
  • MVB: Wildcats Take Down Wells in Five Sets, Earning Ninth NEAC Win of the Season.
    March 28, 2017
    AURORA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team took on the Wells College Express on Tuesday night in a North Eastern Athletic Conference match with playoff implications. The Wildcats and the Express came into the game ranked fourth and third respectively with just a game separating the two teams. The Wildcats needed a win to tie Wells for third place and that is exactly what they did, winning in a thrilling five set match 29-27, 20-25, 14-25, 25-23, 15-9.
  • MVB: Wildcats Earn a Much Needed NEAC Win Over Rival Keuka 3-1.
    March 24, 2017
    KEUKA PARK, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats traveled to Keuka on Friday to take on The Wolves in a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) match. The Wildcats earned their eighth conference win 3-1 over the Wolves 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22.
  • MVB: Malsan Named NEAC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
    March 01, 2017
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – SUNY Poly's Brian Malsan (Slingerlands, N.Y.) has been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men's Volleyball Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of February 20th-26th.
  • MVB: Wildcats Celebrate Senior Day; Go 2-1 in Non-Conference Weekend Series.
    February 25, 2017
    MARCY, N.Y. - This past weekend, the Wildcats hosted a non-league, six-team invite at which the Wildcats played three matches against St. Joseph’s (L.I.), Wilkes, and Rivier. The Wildcats went 2-1 in the three matches beating St. Joseph’s and Wilkes while losing in five sets to #12 ranked Rivier.
  • MVB: WildcatsBeaten by #4 New Paltz Hawks 3-0.
    February 18, 2017
    MACY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team hosted #4 New Paltz on Saturday at SUNY Poly’s Wildcat Field House. The Wildcats lost to the Hawks 0-3 but did a good job hanging with their nationally ranked opponent. The final scores were 19-25, 16-25, 28-30.
  • MVB: Wildcats Drop First NEAC Match of the Season to Wells in Five Sets.
    February 15, 2017
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats lost their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) match of the season on Wednesday 2-3 to Wells College. The difference in the match was simply the attacking. The Express hit .225 in the five set match while the Wildcats hit .151.
  • MVB: Zach Goggin Named NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week.
    February 14, 2017
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – SUNY Poly's Zach Goggin (Feeding Hills, Mass.) has been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of February 6th-12th.
  • MVB: Goggin Surpasses 2,000 Career Assists in Loss to Arcadia.
    February 12, 2017
    SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Wildcats lost their second match of the day on Saturday to Arcadia 3-1. The Wildcats struggled to settle into a grove. As a team they hit better than Arcadia, but could not finish out a set losing by two points in all three losing sets.
  • MVB: Wildcats Fall to Kean and Emmanuel.
    February 12, 2017
    UNION, N.J. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball lost both matches on day two of their weekend trip to Massachusetts and New Jersey. On Sunday, the Wildcats took on Kean and Emmanuel at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. The Wildcats lost a heartbreaker 2-3 in the first match and lost in three sets to Emmanuel.
  • MVB: Wildcats Fall to #1 Springfield 0-3. .
    February 11, 2017
    SPRINGFIELD MASS. – The SUNY Poly Wildcats took on #1 nationally ranked Springfield College Pride in in their first match of the day on Saturday. The Pride showed why they are the number one team in the nation winning the match handily 3-0 (10-25, 04-25, 10-25).
  • MVB: Wildcats Improve to 4-0 in Conference Play With a 3-1 Win over Keuka.
    February 09, 2017
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly Wildcats remained undefeated in conference play with a 3-1 win over Keuka on Thursday 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-16. The Wildcats got off to a hot start hitting .394 in the first set. The Wildcats would end up hitting .226 in the match.
  • MVB: Wildcats Sweep Gators 3-0 to Pick Up Their Second Win of the Season.
    January 25, 2017
    MARCY, N.Y. - The Wildcat men’s volleyball team earned their second win of the 2017 season on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over the Sage College Gators (25-23, 25-17, 25-23).
  • MVB: Wildcats Host 2017 SUNY Poly Men's Volleyball Invitational.
    January 21, 2017
    MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men’s volleyball team hosted their annual Invitational this past weekend, hosting eight teams for 18 matches of Volleyball. The Wildcats had four of those matches, squaring up with some high quality opponents. The team went 1-3, but played well. The Cats’ lone win was against Cairn on Friday.
  • MVB: Wildcats Top NEAC Pre-season Poll
    January 18, 2017
    GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2016 Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll Results. SUNY Poly was voted #1 and will be the team to beat in 2017.
  • MVB: Wildcat Men's Volleyball Announces Their Official 2016-17 Schedule
    October 06, 2016
    MARCY, N.Y. – The SUNY Poly Wildcats men’s volleyball team lead by third year Head Coach Dan Liberto have released their official 2016-17 schedule. The Wildcats will play 32 games; 14 at home and 18 on the road.