2017 Wentworth Men's Volleyball News

Season
Four Honored With Awards at Senior Athlete Recognition Luncheon
Four Honored With Awards at Senior Athlete Recognition Luncheon

Thirty-eight members of the Class of 2017 honored at the annual senior recognition with four individuals winning departmental awards

Men's Volleyball Oulasted by New Paltz in NCAA Semifinals
Men's Volleyball Oulasted by New Paltz in NCAA Semifinals

Hawks rally from a 2-1 deficit to advance to the championship match with a 3-2 win; Jake Reed records 15 kills and hits .464 in his final match while Collin Ritter eclipses the 3,000-assist plateau

Men's Volleyball Sweeps Juniata to Earn Spot in NCAA Semifinals
Men's Volleyball Sweeps Juniata to Earn Spot in NCAA Semifinals

Leopards take a 3-0 win over the Eagles to establish a record for wins in a season (28) and earn their first-ever appearance into the national semifinals; Jake Reed leads a trio of players with 10 or more kills with 12

Four Men's Volleyball Players Named to AVCA All-America Team
Four Men's Volleyball Players Named to AVCA All-America Team

Jake Reed (first team), Sean Mullen (second team), Alex Potts (second team), and Collin Ritter (second team) among the 28 players nationally to earn All-America honors

Ritter, Giglio Highlight Men's Volleyball's All-GNAC Honors
Ritter, Giglio Highlight Men's Volleyball's All-GNAC Honors

Junior setter Collin Ritter was named the GNAC's Offensive Player of the Year while head coach Evin Giglio earned coach of the year honors as eight members of the Leopards were honored

NCAA Selections:  Men's Volleyball Earns First-Round Bye
NCAA Selections: Men's Volleyball Earns First-Round Bye

Leopards will face the winner of Juniata versus NYU in the round of eight on Friday, April 28, at Springfield College

The 2017 GNAC Champions!
Back-to-Back: Men's Volleyball Captures Second Straight GNAC Title

Leopards outlast Lasell, 3-2, to earn second conference title and punch ticket to NCAA Tournament; tournament MVP Jake Reed had 20 kills, hit .364, served five aces, and became the program's all-time kill leader in the win

Back to the 'Ship; Men's Volleyball Sweeps Johnson & Wales in GNAC Semifinals
Back to the 'Ship; Men's Volleyball Sweeps Johnson & Wales in GNAC Semifinals

Senior Jake Reed records 15 kills as the Leopards defeat the Wildcats, 3-0, to earn their second straight trip to the conference title match; Wentworth will host Lasell on Saturday

Men's Volleyball Claims Top Seed in GNAC Tournament
Men's Volleyball Claims Top Seed in GNAC Tournament

Leopards earn top seed in the conference tournament for the second straight season after defeating Mount Ida, 3-0; Wentworth closed out the regular season with a 30 win over ninth-ranked NYU

Giglio Honored With AVCA's Thirty Under 30 Award
Giglio Honored With AVCA's Thirty Under 30 Award

Head men's and women's volleyball coach Evin Giglio honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for the second time in his career

Men's Volleyball Picks up First-Ever Road Win Against Emmanuel
Men's Volleyball Picks up First-Ever Road Win Against Emmanuel

Leopards snap a 13-game road winless streak against the Saints with a 3-0 win; Jake Reed had eight kills, three digs, and five blocks while Jon Roat had seven kills, hit .455, and served four aces

Reed, Hansen Earn GNAC Weekly Honors
Reed, Hansen Earn GNAC Weekly Honors

Seniors Jake Reed and Mike Hansen have been honored by the GNAC as the offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively

Men's Volleyball Runs Win Streak to Five With GNAC Tri-Match Sweep
Men's Volleyball Runs Win Streak to Five With GNAC Tri-Match Sweep

Leopards make quick work of Albertus Magnus (3-0) before defeating eighth-ranked Lasell, 3-1; three players record double figures in kills in the win over Lasell

Men's Volleyball Reaches Milestone in Win Over Rivier
Men's Volleyball Reaches Milestone in Win Over Rivier

Leopards reach the 20-win plateau for the fifth straight season as the Leopards defeat the Raiders, 3-1; Jon Roat and Sean Mullen record 12 ills and seven digs apiece in the win

Men's Volleyball Takes GNAC Tri-Match
Men's Volleyball Takes GNAC Tri-Match

Leopards defeat host Mount Ida, 3-0 before rallying to defeat Johnson & Wales, 3-2; Jake Reed records 30 kills in the win over the Wildcats

Lasell Outlasts Men's Volleyball
Lasell Outlasts Men's Volleyball

Leopards see five-match win streak come to a halt with a 3-2 loss to the Lasers, battling back from being down 2-0 to force a fifth set; Sean Mullen records 15 kills, seven digs, and five blocks