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No. 15 New Paltz Closes out Regular Season with 3-0 Triumph over New Haven
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 15 State
University of New York at New Paltz men’s volleyball team
(18-11) had little trouble dispatching the University of New Haven
(5-12) in straight sets Thursday night, defeating the Chargers, 3-0
(25-18, 25-14, 25-23), at Charger Gymnasium in a non-conference
match.
New Haven hit .000 on the match, landing 20 kills and piling up 20
attack errors on 71 total attempts. New Paltz, meanwhile, hit .295
off 36 kills and 13 errors in 78 total attempts. The Chargers
outblocked the Hawks by a 4-3 margin, but New Paltz overwhelmed New
Haven off the serve with 10 service aces, three of which came from
freshman setter Brian
Smith (Massapequa, N.Y.).
Offensively, freshman middle blocker/opposite Brian
O’Connor (Guilderland, N.Y.) led the way for the
Hawks to the tune of 12 kills and three attack errors in 19 total
attempts (.474 hitting percentage). Freshman setter Misa Garo
(Bronx, N.Y.) handed out a match-high 33 assists, while freshman
outside hitter Victor
Tuminelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) and O’Connor tied for
the team-high in digs with five. Smith, junior defensive
specialist/libero Michael
Dauernheim (Bay Shore, N.Y.) and junior defensive
specialist Ramius
Pruiss (Wallkill, N.Y.) also fortified the defense with
four digs each. Senior middle blocker Jonathan Van
Dyke (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) finished the match with
one block solo and one block assist, keying the team’s
blocking efforts.
For New Haven, Ben Hollies had eight kills, while Ryan Earl dished
out 20 assists. Hollies provided a match-high six digs and added
three service aces, while Joshua Mainetti came up with two block
assists.
The Hawks return to the court on Saturday, March 26, to face
Medaille College in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 United
Volleyball Conference (UVC) Championship Tournament, which runs
from Saturday through Sunday on the campus of the top seed,
Nazareth College. New Paltz holds the No. 7 seed, while Medaille
possesses the No. 2 seed.
