BOSTON, MASS. – THE WENTWORTH MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SAW ITS THREE-MATCH LOSING STREAK COME TO AN END AS THE LEOPARDS USED A BALANCED OFFENSIVE ATTACK TO SWEEP REGIS, 3-0, IN AN N.E.C.V.A NEW ENGLAND MATCH AT TANSEY GYM.

REGIS JUMPED OUT TO AN EARLY, 3-0 LEAD, AS FRESHMAN DREW WILDER (BROCKTON, MASS.) SCORED THREE STRAIGHT POINTS FROM THE SERVICE LINE.  THE LEOPARDS RALLIED TO TIE THE SCORE AT 5-ALL, AND, LEADING 7-6, WENT ON A 9-1 RUN TO PULL AHEAD, 16-7.  THREE STRAIGHT POINTS BY THE PRIDE CUT THE LEAD TO 16-10, BUT WENTWORTH OUTSCORED THE VISITORS 9-2 TO TAKE THE FIRST GAME, 25-12.

WENTWORTH OPENED THE SECOND GAME ON AN 11-3 RUN AND NEVER LOOKED BACK, EN ROUTE TO A 25-14 WIN AND A 2-0 LEAD OVER THE PRIDE.  THE LEOPARDS HELD A 16-6 LEAD IN THE THIRD GAME BEFORE THE PRIDE ROARED BACK TO PULL WITHIN SIX AT 19-13.  LEADING 23-16, WENTWORTH CLOSED OUT THE MATCH BY SCORING THE NEXT TWO POINTS FOR A 25-16 WIN.

SENIOR LOWELL JESMER (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) LED THE LEOPARD ATTACK WITH SIX KILLS, THREE ACES, FIVE DIGS AND TWO BLOCKS.  FRESHMAN ROSS BURDETT (NEEDHAM, MASS.) ADDED FIVE KILLS, WHILE SOPHOMORE COERTE VOORHEES (HOPEWELL, N.J.), SENIOR CHASE MEYERS (AUSTIN, TEXAS), AND SENIOR DAN MULVEY (HALIFAX, MASS.) EACH HAD FOUR KILLS.  MEYERS AND MULVEY HAD FOUR AND THREE BLOCKS, RESPECTIVELY, WHILE SOPHOMORE TYLER MORIARTY (WILBRAHAM, MASS,) HAD 24 ASSISTS AND BECAME THE FOURTH PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO RECORD OVER 1,000 CAREER ASSISTS.

WITH THE WIN, WENTWORTH IMPROVES TO 2-4 OVERALL AND EARNS ITS FIRST LEAGUE WIN OF 2011, STANDING AT 1-2.  THE LEOPARDS CONTINUE THEIR FOUR-MATCH HOMESTAND ON THURSDAY AGAINST LESLEY.  REGIS DROPS TO 0-3 (0-3) AND HOSTS ELMS THAT SAME NIGHT.

(Editor's Note:  the reason this recap is written in all capital letters is to honor Steve "Merc" Morris, longtime Assumption College Sports Information Director, who passed away Monday night at the age of 60.  Steve was a true professional, a mentor, and a friend who will be missed by everyone who knew him.  Please take a moment to read Jen Toland's piece on Steve in the Worcester Telegram, here)