WESTON, Mass. – Senior Jake Reed (Arvada, Colo.) recorded 11 kills, served four aces, and had a pair of blocks to help the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's volleyball team earn a 3-0 win over Regis in non-conference action on Tuesday night.
Winners of two straight the sixth-ranked Leopards improve to 7-2 on the season while the Pride's three-match win streak comes to a halt as they fall to 3-5 on the season.
In the opening set Wentworth took a 14-10 lead on a junior Jon Roat (Macedon, N.Y.) kill and had a four-point lead seven more times, including after an attack error made it 22-18. Regis closed the gap to 23-21, and, after a service error gave the Leopards set point at 24-21, the Pride scored three straight to tie the set at 24-all. Wentworth had set point two more times including when a Reed kill made it 26-25, however Regis extended the set with a kill. A Red kill and a Pride attack error gave the visitors a 28-26 win in the opening frame.
The second set was just as even as the first was, however it was the Leopards who had to stave off set point on two occasions to take the set. Trailing 24-23, Reed put home a kill which gave the Leopards the serve. However, a Regis kill gave the Pride the 25-24 lead and a chance to even the match. An attack error tied the score for the 11th and final time as kills from Reed and senior Mike Rogachefsky (Rochester, N.Y.) gave the Black & Gold a 27-25 win.
Wentworth scored the first seven points of the third set and never looked back, cruising to a 25-17 win. A kill from Roat gave the Leopards their largest lead of the set at 18-7 before four straight Regis points made it 18-11. Wentworth scored five of the next six points to take a 23-12 lead.
In addition to Reed's 11 kills, Roat had 10 and hit .571 (10-2-14). Seniors Mike Hansen (Rochester, N.Y.) and Alex Potts (Niverville, N.Y.) had five kills apiece and recorded four and two blocks, respectively. Junior Ollie Oshman (Pennington, N.J.) had four kills and four blocks. Rogachefsky finished with nine digs, junior Collin Ritter (Feeding Hills, Mass.) had 20 assists and two aces, and freshman Augusto Rodriguez-Guerrios (Guaynabo, P.R.) had 16 assists and six digs.
In a rematch of last year's Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship match, Wentworth hosts Rivier on Thursday night.
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