April 16, 2005
Nashua, NH -- 4th Ranked Endicott fell to No. 1 Rivier College 1-3 in the ECAC Semifinals today. After dropping the first game, the Gulls rallied to win game two before dropping the final two games. Today's loss concludes another record breaking season for the Gulls as they end the season with a 20-10 overall record finishing the season with a program record .667 win %. EC was making their second consecutive post-season tournament appearance in the ECAC's and the contest was the final match in the careers of Brandon Ecker and Russ Friedland.
The Gulls received numerous solid performances today. Three players picked up double-digit kill performances with Eddie Marchand picking up a team high 15 and Brandon Ecker and Eric Hunter contributing 12 and 10 respectively. Russ Friedland handed out 37 assists. Allan DelValle picked up a team high eight digs and George Chapell handed out four blocks in the effort.
Today's match was the final contest for graduate student, Brandon Ecker and senior, Russ Friedland. Over their four years, the team compiled an overall record of 67 - 46 (.593) and a conference record of 51 - 15 (.773) with both of those being four year bests for the program. They also saw the program achieve its first national ranking, take it's first trip to California and qualify for consecutive post season tournaments. In addition, both players made significant contributions to the program over their four years and have left their mark on the programs record books.
Career Records Include...
Kills - Ecker 434 (4th), Friedland 428 (6th)
Attempts - Ecker 1,147 (4th), Friedland 1,077 (6th)
Assists - Friedland 1,144 (2nd), Ecker 61 (7th)
Aces - Friedland 95 (2nd), Ecker 83 (3rd)
Digs - Ecker 736 (3rd), Friedland 328 (6th)
Digs per game - Ecker 2.33 (3rd)
Solo Blocks - Friedland 42 (2nd), Ecker 20 (9th)
Assist Blocks - Friedland 165 (2nd), Ecker 56 (7th)
Total Blocks - Friedland 207 (2nd), Ecker 76 (7th)
Points - Friedland 647.5 (3rd), Ecker 565 (5th)
Games Played - Ecker 316 (3rd), Friedland 308 (4th)
Matches Played - Ecker 103 (2nd), Friedland 99 (4th)
Good Luck in your future endeavors Brandon Ecker and Russ Friedland!
Go Gulls!!
