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Defending Champion Rivier Tops Men's Volleyball in Five Sets

Raiders down Leopards in five; remain lone undefeated GNAC team

Defending Champion Rivier Tops Men's Volleyball in Five Sets
Box Score
February 26, 2020

Nashua, N.H. – In the most anticipated match of the season to date, the Wentworth men's volleyball team dropped a five-set battle to reigning Great Northeast Athletic Conference champion Rivier University on Wednesday evening in Muldoon Gymnasium. The Raiders remain the lone undefeated team in GNAC, defeating the Leopards by set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 17-25, and 15-12.

 

RECORDS

 

STAT LEADERS

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Both teams answered the other one's beckon, as Rivier drew first blood with the 25-23 opener. Reversely, the Leopards took down the Raiders 25-23 in the second set, before both teams traded wins with Wentworth ultimately forcing a deciding set by a 25-17 score.
  • A kill from Ryan Love (Gaithersburg, Md.) and a block from Colin Stockton (Hummelstown, Pa.) gave Wentworth a 2-0 lead to start, but Rivier answered with a 3-2 spurt with two blocks and a kill from Sokunbuth Ly. Stockton broke the 3-3 tie with a kill from Augusto Rodriguez-Guerrios – who set a new career-high in the match with 53 assists – before Rivier exploded for a 5-0 run. Rivier held on to the lead throughout the set, despite Wentworth pulling within two points on four different occasions before

NOTES

  • Oshman set a career-high of 22 kills and hit over .500 for the second time this season
  • Rodriguez-Guerrios dished out 53 assists for a new career-high while booking his second double-double this year
  • Love books second double-double

 

THE SERIES

  • Having met for the first time since the 2019 GNAC Championship, Rivier holds a 32-16 advantage in the all-time series.

NEXT

  • Wentworth will face tough competition on Saturday when they travel to the #2 nationally-ranked Pride of Springfield College. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m.

 

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