2008 Woodie Awards
Men's volleyball drops two
Kendra Sloan
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: Sports
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The Sacred Heart men's volleyball team dropped two consecutive matches to the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Stevens Tech Ducks.
On Sunday, the team lost to Stevens Tech in four games, raising the Ducks' 10 game win streak. The game scores were 28-30, 30-27, 30-20, 30-20.
The Pioneers were down 26-25 in the first game, but won five out of the next seven points to win the game.
"The team worked very hard today. Against a team like Stevens, experience is key," said coach CJ Emanuelson.
The game became tied at 27-27 with junior, outside hitter, Brian Rosa up to serve next. He served two consecutive aces to put the Pioneers in the lead with a score of 29-27. They finished with a win over game one and a team hitting percentage of .394.
During the second game both teams rallied back and forth, switching possession every play. Junior, outside hitter, Chris Yantz helped to close the gap, in the score, with a four point serving streak.
In the second game the Pioneers jumped out to a 3-1 lead over the Ducks, who quickly responded bringing them back into the lead with a score of 14-9. The Pioneers came back to tie the game at 21-21, but dropped the last four points losing the second game.
In the third game the Ducks would gain a .364 team hitting percentage with leads of 16-7 and 27-19. With a two game lead over the pioneers, the Ducks finished the fourth game with a team hitting percentage of .407.
"We consist of very hard working student-athletes who are growing together day after day. Our intensity is high come match time and the fans give us a huge boost with their incredible support. We will refocus tomorrow [for practice] to come storming back against a good competitor in Stevens College," said Emanuelson.
Yantz helped the team's total of 49 kills by getting 13 kills. Senior, outside hitter, Mike Ivers tallied 11 kills, with sophomore, middle, Barry Smith adding 10 kills and five solo blocks. Senior, captain, John Breen also added five solo blocks, along with 40 assists.
Breen received two awards this week. He was named the Enterprise Rent-A-Car/SHU student-athlete of the week, and EIVA (Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Hay Division Player of the Week for his performance in the matches that started their season at 3-0. He accumulated 140 assists between the three matches.
"I'm glad to have received the two honors because it acknowledges the fact that some notoriety has started to come to our school's volleyball program and especially our team this year," said Breen.
The Pioneers play Harvard University on Friday, February 9th at 8:00 p.m. in the Pitt Center. Harvard currently has a record of 0-2 this season.
On Sunday, the team lost to Stevens Tech in four games, raising the Ducks' 10 game win streak. The game scores were 28-30, 30-27, 30-20, 30-20.
The Pioneers were down 26-25 in the first game, but won five out of the next seven points to win the game.
"The team worked very hard today. Against a team like Stevens, experience is key," said coach CJ Emanuelson.
The game became tied at 27-27 with junior, outside hitter, Brian Rosa up to serve next. He served two consecutive aces to put the Pioneers in the lead with a score of 29-27. They finished with a win over game one and a team hitting percentage of .394.
During the second game both teams rallied back and forth, switching possession every play. Junior, outside hitter, Chris Yantz helped to close the gap, in the score, with a four point serving streak.
In the second game the Pioneers jumped out to a 3-1 lead over the Ducks, who quickly responded bringing them back into the lead with a score of 14-9. The Pioneers came back to tie the game at 21-21, but dropped the last four points losing the second game.
In the third game the Ducks would gain a .364 team hitting percentage with leads of 16-7 and 27-19. With a two game lead over the pioneers, the Ducks finished the fourth game with a team hitting percentage of .407.
"We consist of very hard working student-athletes who are growing together day after day. Our intensity is high come match time and the fans give us a huge boost with their incredible support. We will refocus tomorrow [for practice] to come storming back against a good competitor in Stevens College," said Emanuelson.
Yantz helped the team's total of 49 kills by getting 13 kills. Senior, outside hitter, Mike Ivers tallied 11 kills, with sophomore, middle, Barry Smith adding 10 kills and five solo blocks. Senior, captain, John Breen also added five solo blocks, along with 40 assists.
Breen received two awards this week. He was named the Enterprise Rent-A-Car/SHU student-athlete of the week, and EIVA (Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) Hay Division Player of the Week for his performance in the matches that started their season at 3-0. He accumulated 140 assists between the three matches.
"I'm glad to have received the two honors because it acknowledges the fact that some notoriety has started to come to our school's volleyball program and especially our team this year," said Breen.
The Pioneers play Harvard University on Friday, February 9th at 8:00 p.m. in the Pitt Center. Harvard currently has a record of 0-2 this season.
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