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No. 9 Rivier stops Bard at NECVA Tournament
HOBOKEN, N.J. - The Rivier College men's volleyball team blocked
Bard's attempt at an upset on Friday afternoon - literally.
Rivier collected 13.5 total team blocks to Bard's 3, and Bard was
held to a negative hitting percentage for only the second time this
year, and Rivier rolled, 3-0, by scores of 25-20, 25-12, and 25-19,
at the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association Tournament.
Rivier, the No. 2 seed and the ninth-ranked team in the country,
is 32-8. Bard, the No. 15 seed, is 20-12.
The Raptors had a -.100 hitting percentage in the first set, and a
-.269 hitting percentage in the second set. For the match,
Bard totalled 21 kills - but had 29 hitting errors - the most it
had in any three-set match this season.
The only other match in which Bard was held to a negative hitting
percentage was against Nazareth back on Feb. 6. Nazareth is the No.
1 seed at this tournament.
Junior Nick
Chan (Victor, N.Y. ) led Bard with 11 kills, but he
managed just a .077 hitting percentage. Freshman Henry
Kasiske (Los Angeles, Calif.) collected 18 assists, while
freshman Billy
Williams (Livingston, N.J.) and junior Andrew
Cortrite (Los Angeles, Calif.) had seven digs apiece.
Rivier's top hitter, senior Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, R.I.) had
nine kills but was held to a .095 hitting percentage. He did
collect six block assists, however.
Bard will now await the Monday announcement of the field for the
Eastern College Athletic Conference men's volleyball tournament.
There is a chance that Bard will host.
