The men's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision against Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Wildcat Center on Wednesday evening.

Rivier posted a 25-22 win in game one before Johnson & Wales rallied to knot the match at 1-1 with a 25-22 win in the second game.  The third game saw Rivier with the 25-18 win and the Raiders closed out the match with a 25-23 win in the fourth and deciding game to take the 3-1 victory.

Johnson & Wales was led by junior Dan Struebing (Coventry, R.I.) with 15 kills and six blocks while junior Shawn Kennedy (West Barnstable, Mass.) added 12 kills and seven digs. Sophomore J.J. Bessette (Coventry, R.I.) tallied 38 set assists in the setback for the Wildcats.

Rivier was paced by sophomore Chris Markuson (Cupertino, Calif.) with 16 kills and 11 digs while sophomore Shane Spellman (Norwich, Conn.) added 10 kills and seven digs.  Senior Steve Visentin (Cheshire, Conn.) recorded 43 set assists in the win for the Raiders.

With the loss Johnson & Wales falls to 3-2 for the season and 2-2 in the GNAC while Rivier improves to 3-3 and 1-0 in league pay.  The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday-Sunday, February 16-17 when they travel to the MIT Invitational.