2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball falls 3-1 to Hunter; eager to return home
Graig Shepard
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Sports
The Sacred Heart men's volleyball team gave a valiant effort, but came up short, as Hunter College posted a 3-1 (30-17, 30-26, 33-35, 30-25) victory
. "Though it is early in the season, any loss, especially the close ones leave a bitter taste in your mouth," said senior captain Chris Yantz. "As a team we have to take these loses and learn from them, figure it out what went wrong and fix it, and continue doing what we are doing right."
The Pioneers' sophomore outside hitter, Kalani Efstathiou, led the match with 16 kills. Sacred Heart's sophomore hitter, Scott Grandpre, contributed with 12 kills and eight digs. Freshman setter Roger Parent joined in on the action, as he recorded 43 assists for the Pioneers.
The Hunter Hawk's sophomore setter Zacarias Ripoll performed a solid match with 34 assists, 12 kills and eight digs. The Hawk's sophomore middle blocker, Ivan Michel, had six kills, four solo blocks, and three assisted blocks.
As a team, Sacred Heart totaled a .083 attack percentage, to Hunter's .234. The Hawk's also tallied 55 total kills as a team to the Pioneers' 52.
"We are working very hard not only as a team, but as individuals, playing as hard as possible knowing that we left nothing on the court," said junior Peter Donohue.
The Pioneers performed a decent defensive stand posting seven total team blocks. They were, however, out-done defensively as the Hawks posted 16 total team blocks.
"After a tough loss, as a team we have to look at what we did good in the game and what we need to improve. We all know there is plenty of season left, and one game is not going to define it," said junior Brendan Donohue.
After suffering a tough defeat to Hunter College, the Sacred Heart men's volleyball team is moving forward, and focusing on the remainder of their season.
"It is not going to be easy after falling in a hole this early in the season but this team is very talented and has the ability to beat any team we face," said Brendan Donohue.
. "Though it is early in the season, any loss, especially the close ones leave a bitter taste in your mouth," said senior captain Chris Yantz. "As a team we have to take these loses and learn from them, figure it out what went wrong and fix it, and continue doing what we are doing right."
The Pioneers' sophomore outside hitter, Kalani Efstathiou, led the match with 16 kills. Sacred Heart's sophomore hitter, Scott Grandpre, contributed with 12 kills and eight digs. Freshman setter Roger Parent joined in on the action, as he recorded 43 assists for the Pioneers.
The Hunter Hawk's sophomore setter Zacarias Ripoll performed a solid match with 34 assists, 12 kills and eight digs. The Hawk's sophomore middle blocker, Ivan Michel, had six kills, four solo blocks, and three assisted blocks.
As a team, Sacred Heart totaled a .083 attack percentage, to Hunter's .234. The Hawk's also tallied 55 total kills as a team to the Pioneers' 52.
"We are working very hard not only as a team, but as individuals, playing as hard as possible knowing that we left nothing on the court," said junior Peter Donohue.
The Pioneers performed a decent defensive stand posting seven total team blocks. They were, however, out-done defensively as the Hawks posted 16 total team blocks.
"After a tough loss, as a team we have to look at what we did good in the game and what we need to improve. We all know there is plenty of season left, and one game is not going to define it," said junior Brendan Donohue.
After suffering a tough defeat to Hunter College, the Sacred Heart men's volleyball team is moving forward, and focusing on the remainder of their season.
"It is not going to be easy after falling in a hole this early in the season but this team is very talented and has the ability to beat any team we face," said Brendan Donohue.
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