Posted: Feb 23, 2011
Cambridge, Mass. – Sophomore Matt Devendorf (Glastonbury, Conn. ) turned in an errorless attacking effort with 10 kills on 15 swings to lead the Endicott men’s volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16) victory over NECVA New England opponent Lesley University for their fourth win in-a-row.
Endicott (10-8, 7-2 NECVA NE) saw three players record double-digit kills with freshman middle blocker Travis Netherton (Waukegan, Ill.) leading the charge with 12 kills. Junior Jeremy Siden (Natick, Mass.) joined Netherton and Devendorf in double figures with 11 kills.
Juniors Joshua Bruno (Andover, Mass.) and Andrew Slocum (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) each added six kills in the win. Slocum also had eight digs defensively while Bruno was effective in the blocking game, joining teammate Matt Devendorf with a team-high three block assists.
For Lesley (1-19, 0-12 NECVA NE), freshman outside hitter William Lau (Charlestown, Mass.) tied Endicott’s Netherton with a 12-kill effort with just three errors on 31 attacks. Senior outside hitter Zachary Almeida-Beers (Rehoboth, Mass.) was second on the team with 10 kills while Christian Domingo (Los Angeles, Calif.) added seven kills.
The Blue and Green handled the first set 25-12 behind five kills from Netherton. The Gulls rattled off six straight points to finish off the set to go up 1-0 in the match.
The second set, however, went to the Lynx who came from behind with help from Almeida-Beers, Lau and teammate Max Hoevenaar (Orlando, Fla.) to take the 25-22 set win. Hoevenaar recorded two kills during a Lesley run that claimed six of seven points to go up 21-17 before closing out the set.
The Gulls gained composure over the final two sets to take the match 3-1. Defense was crucial in Endicott’s win as freshman Jordan Ingerick (Fairport, N.Y.) had a team-high 13 digs. On the other side of the net, Lesley’s William Lau had a match-high 17 digs.
Setter Jeremy Schlosser dished out 36 assists in the win while counterpart Stephen Siragusa (Valley Stream, N.Y.) led the Lynx with 31 assists.
Endicott will return to action with a non-conference match against SUNY New Paltz on Friday, February 25th at 6:00 pm at MacDonald Gymnasium.
