Rob Palardy, Sports Information Director
BROOKLINE, Mass. – A week from Friday,
the Endicott men's volleyball will compete as the top seed in the
NECC Tournament looking to earn an automatic qualifying bid into
the inaugural NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship after
wrapping up their regular season schedule with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-7,
25-20) win over Newbury.
The Gulls (15-13, 12-0 NECC) will host the four-team NECC
Tournament starting next Friday, April 13th in MacDonald
Gymnasium. Match times for both semifinals will be announced
on ECGulls.com in the coming days.
Senior captain Jeremy
Siden (Natick, Mass.) recorded his
10th match this season with double digit kills as he
struck 10 kills with a .419 hitting percentage to lead the
Gulls. Siden was a defensive presence with 13 digs to lead
all players.
Sophomore Brennan
Lowe (Malibu, Calif.) and freshman
Thomas
Stoeckinger (Malibu, Calif.) each added six
kills for an Endicott attack that sported a team .325 hitting
percentage against the Nighthhawks. Stoeckinger had just one
error on eight attempts and was a factor at the net with a
match-high four blocks including one solo stop.
Senior Jeremy
Schlosser (Emmaus, Pa.) dished out 17 assists in
the match while sophomore Carter Roche
(Clifton Park, N.Y.) added nine assists with a service ace
in the win. Schlosser continued his strong defensive season
with nine digs, second behind Siden.
Juniors Matt
Devendorf (Glastonbury, Conn.) and
Kevin
Duggan (Glastonbury, Conn.) each did their part
in the blocking game. Devendorf, along with recording four
kills, had two solo and one assisted block. Duggan added one
solo and one block assist.
Endicott also got strong defensive efforts out of sophomore
Aaron
Jessee (Okinawa, Japan) and freshman
Stewart
Allendorph (Delmar, N.Y.) who registered five
and three digs, respectively.
