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Vassar Takes Opening Match In VC Invitational over Johnson & Wales
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 18, 2011) -- In their only match on the
first day of the annual Vassar College Invitational, the Vassar
men’s volleyball squad rolled to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-14)
victory over Johnson & Wales University.
The Brewers improve to 9-6 on the season and will look to maintain
their momentum on the second day of the tournament, and in the
process capture their fourth straight Invitational championship.
Vassar will face Nazareth College on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. The
Brewers will then face Lasell College at 2:00 p.m. Johnson and
Wales falls to 5-5 on the season. On Saturday, the Wildcats will
square off with Nazareth at 12:00 p.m. and Creole, a club team, at
2:00 p.m.
Vassar got off to a strong start in the first set, never trailing
en route to a 25-12 victory. Sophomore John
Konow assisted on all 11 Vassar kills, as the Brewers
recorded 11 kills and just two errors en route to a .375 hitting
percentage. Senior Evan
Fredericksen set the pace for the Vassar attack recording
five of his match-high 10 kills, with zero errors on eight attacks,
a .625 hitting percentage.
In the second set, the two teams traded points with the Brewers
holding a slender lead much of the way. With the squads even at 20,
Vassar rattled off five straight points, taking a 2-0 lead in the
match. The Johnson & Wales defense held Vassar’s attack
in check for the set, forcing the Brewers to a match low .258
hitting percentage.
The final set saw Vassar continue where it ended the preceding set
— jumping out to an early 10-4 lead. The Vassar attack once
again hit efficiently, earning kills on 11 of 21 attempts, for a
.333 hitting percentage.
In addition to Fredericksen, junior Lucas
Rathjens notched seven kills, hitting .375 for the game
and sophomore Patrick Donahue recorded six kills on just nine
attempts, a .667 hitting percentage. For the Brewers, Konow
and junior Clifford
Quinn split setting responsibilities, with Quinn
recording a team-high 19 assists. Sophomore Christian
La Du led all players with 12 digs.
Shawn Kennedy led Johnson & Wales with eight kills and Gerard
Daniels with 21 set assists. Alex Viera championed the
Wildcats’ defense with eight digs.
