Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales
University men's volleyball team hosted Endicott and Hunter
in a non-conference tri-match at the Harborside RAC on Saturday
afternoon.
In the first match of the day Endicott posted a 3-0 victory over
Johnson & Wales, sweeping in scores of 30-19, 30-12 and 30-22.
Endicott senior A.J. Witkofsky (Scotia, N.Y.) led
the way with 15 kills, seven digs and five blocks while senior
Ben Foster (Penfield, N.H.) had 44 set assists in
the win for the Gulls. Johnson & Wales was led by sophomore
Tim Haley (West Warwick, R.I.) with four kills and
two digs while sophomore Robert Slough (Buffalo,
N.Y.) added eight digs, four blocks and two kills for the
Wildcats.
The second match of the day proved to be a thrilling one as Hunter
took the 3-2 win over Endicott. Endicott took the 1-0 lead with a
30-26 victory in game one and extended their lead to 2-0 with a
30-22 win. Hunter responded, however and posted 30-24 and 30-26
victories to force a deciding game five. In that game, both teams
battled back and forth with neither holding more than a two point
advantage before Hunter took the game 22-20 en route to the 3-2
victory. Sophomore Eric Barty (Jamaica, N.Y.) led
the way for Hunter with 25 kills, nine digs and four blocks while
senior Zacarias Ripoll-Cid (Puerto Planta, D.R.)
had 62 set assists in the win. Junior Christopher Newcomb
(Waimea, Hawaii) added 19 kills and 16 digs for a
double-double for the Hawks.
The day wrapped up with a commanding 3-0 win for Hunter over host
Johnson & Wales, winning by scores of 30-19, 30-13 and 30-20.
Freshman Braien Otsla (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the way
for Hunter with 12 kills, six digs and five blocks while Ripoll-Cid
added 24 set assists, 14 digs and eight kills in the victory.
Slough and sophomore Mark Garlock (East Greenwich,
R.I.) each had six kills for Johnson & Wales in the
loss
Johnson & Wales is now 8-17 overall while Endicott is 22-6.
Hunter improves to 22-9 with the two victories. The Wildcats will
return to action on Tuesday, March 23rd when they travel to Rivier
for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at 7:00 p.m.
