Men's Volleyball Leaps Past Eastern Nazarene

QUINCY, Mass. – Serving 17 aces as a team, the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's volleyball team improved to 3-0 on the season as the Leopards swept Eastern Nazarene, 3-0, Thursday night.

RECORDS:

• Wentworth (3-0)
• Eastern Nazarene (2-3)

WENTWORTH STAT LEADERS:

• Kills – Ryan Love, 7; David Marsh, 5 (1.000 attack percentage (5-0-5))
• Assists – Anthony Krzykowski, 23
• Aces – Jacob Waga, 6; Jacob LaBouliere, 5
• Digs – Love, Peter Klembczyk, 5
• Blocks – David Marsh, 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After scoring the first two points of the opening set, Wentworth held a 3-2 lead after a service error pulled Eastern Nazarene within a point. The Leopards rolled off a 9-0 run – with five of those points coming from freshman Jacob LaBouliere (Pipersville, Pa.) who started the run with a kill and served four aces. The Lions scored seven of the next 12 points and trailed, 17-9, after a freshman Leonel Caceres (Newington, Conn.) kill. Senior David Marsh (Springfield, Mass.) put down a kill which began an 8-0 run to close the set. After Marsh's kill, freshman Jacob Waga (East Northport, N.Y.) served the next seven points with five of those points coming by way of an ace.
• The second set was back-and forth with seven ties, the seventh coming at 9-all after an Eastern Nazarene service error. That point started a 7-2 run for the Black & Gold, giving them a 16-11 lead after a Lion attack error. The hosts crept back and came with one at 20-19 on a Wentworth attack error, however, a service error put the Leopards ahead 21-19 and started a 5-1 spurt with a kill from Marsh ending the set, 25-20.
• Wentworth raced out to a 7-1 lead to start the third set after freshmen Tyler Jack (San Hose, Calif.) and LaBouliere combined for a block. The Leopards led, 15-8, however, the Lions pulled within three (18-15) after a Leopard service error. An Eastern Nazarene service error gave the Black & Gold a 19-15 lead and a kill from LaBouliere ended the set, 25-20, and gave Wentworth the straight-set win.
• Graduate student Ryan Love (Gaithersburg, Md.) had seven kills and five digs while Marsh hit 1.000 with five kills (5-0-5) and also had a pair of blocks. Waga and LaBouliere served six and five aces, respectively, freshman Anthony Krzykowski (Feeding Hills, Mass.) set 23 assists, and senior Peter Klembczyk (Penfield, N.Y.) had five digs.

THE SERIES:

• Tonight marked the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs with Wentworth holding a 4-0 series advantage.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth travels to Lasell on Saturday (March 27) for a pair of matches).

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