2008 Woodie Awards
Men's volleyball falls to Springfield
Graig Shepard
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Sports
The Sacred Heart Pioneers men's volleyball team fell to 0-3 on the season after getting swept by Springfield College on Friday night.
The Pride improved their overall record to 5-1 after their victory in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association opener. Eric Shoemaker posted a .667 hitting percentage to lead the Pride.
The Pride also received strong efforts from Ryan Fredrickson who had a .588 hitting percentage, Andy Sipe who hit .583, and Mark Riberio who posted a .500. As a team, the Pride totaled a .396 percentage.
Springfield also had three players who finished with double digit kills: Ryan Fredrickson , Mark Ribeiro, and Cal Palumbo . The Pride totaled 56 kills on the night.
Sacred Heart juniors Brendan Donohue and BJ Smith collected .500 and .333 percentages, respectively, while freshman Roger Parent hit .250. Freshman Kalani Efstathiou, Smith and senior Chris Yantz each had five kills in the match. The Pioneers had 24 kills as a team.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers out-blocked the Pride, 8-7. The Pioneers' eight blocks shed some light on their defensive ability.
The Pioneers had to pick up their heads and pack their bags after Friday's heartbreaker as they readied to face Harvard the following day.
Sacred Heart did not have any more luck on Saturday in Cambridge, getting swept once again by Harvard University which dropped their record to 0-4.
The Harvard Crimson improved their overall record to 3-0 after Saturday's sweep over the Pioneers. The Crimson remains atop the Ivy League standings.
The future for the Harvard Men's Volleyball team looks very promising as they posted a .358 percentage as a team total. The Crimson had three players who finished with a percentage higher than .500: Gil Weintraub with 1.000, Brady Weissbourd with .765, and Jeff Nathan with .750.
Other key performers for the Crimson included Jordan Weitzen with .316 and Soren Rosier with .364 percentages.
The Pioneers posted a .000 percentage but senior Chris Yantz had a .250 percentage and freshman Tim Sadowski had a .200 percentage.
The Pride improved their overall record to 5-1 after their victory in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association opener. Eric Shoemaker posted a .667 hitting percentage to lead the Pride.
The Pride also received strong efforts from Ryan Fredrickson who had a .588 hitting percentage, Andy Sipe who hit .583, and Mark Riberio who posted a .500. As a team, the Pride totaled a .396 percentage.
Springfield also had three players who finished with double digit kills: Ryan Fredrickson , Mark Ribeiro, and Cal Palumbo . The Pride totaled 56 kills on the night.
Sacred Heart juniors Brendan Donohue and BJ Smith collected .500 and .333 percentages, respectively, while freshman Roger Parent hit .250. Freshman Kalani Efstathiou, Smith and senior Chris Yantz each had five kills in the match. The Pioneers had 24 kills as a team.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers out-blocked the Pride, 8-7. The Pioneers' eight blocks shed some light on their defensive ability.
The Pioneers had to pick up their heads and pack their bags after Friday's heartbreaker as they readied to face Harvard the following day.
Sacred Heart did not have any more luck on Saturday in Cambridge, getting swept once again by Harvard University which dropped their record to 0-4.
The Harvard Crimson improved their overall record to 3-0 after Saturday's sweep over the Pioneers. The Crimson remains atop the Ivy League standings.
The future for the Harvard Men's Volleyball team looks very promising as they posted a .358 percentage as a team total. The Crimson had three players who finished with a percentage higher than .500: Gil Weintraub with 1.000, Brady Weissbourd with .765, and Jeff Nathan with .750.
Other key performers for the Crimson included Jordan Weitzen with .316 and Soren Rosier with .364 percentages.
The Pioneers posted a .000 percentage but senior Chris Yantz had a .250 percentage and freshman Tim Sadowski had a .200 percentage.
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