Men's Volleyball Upends Endicott

BOSTON, Mass. – Graduate student Ryan Love (Gaithersburg, Md.) put down 21 kills and hit .415 to lead three players in double figure for kills as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's volleyball team knocked off No. 8 Endicott, 3-2, Wednesday night.

RECORDS:

• Wentworth (5-1)
• Endicott (5-3)

Wentworth 3, Endicott 2

WENTWORTH STAT LEADERS:

• Kills – Ryan Love, 21; Ryan Engel, 13; Jacob LaBouliere, 10
• Assists – Anthony Krzykowski, 47
• Aces – Jacob Waga, 3
• Digs – Peter Klembczyk, 15
• Blocks – David Marsh, 5

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Endicott jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the opening set before pulled back within four on three occasions, including on a graduate student Ryan Engel (Floral Park, N.Y.) kill which made it 15-11. The Gulls responded with the next three points and held a 24-17 lead. Wentworth rolled off four straight points which included a kill from freshman Jacob LaBouliere (Pipersville, Pa.) to make it 24-21, however, a service error gave Endicott the 25-21 win.
• The second set featured eight ties and five lead changes as Endicott eventually took a 21-18 lead after a Leopard service error. A Kill from Engel and a pair of Gull errors knotted the score at 21-all. After a service error gave Endicott a 22-21 lead, the Gulls returned the favor to tie the score at 22-all. A pair of errors by the Black & Gold put Endicott at set point (24-22), however, the Leopards rolled off four straight points to take the second set, 26-24. Love tied the score at 24-all with a kill and scored the set-clinching point with his seventh kill of the set as he hit .700 (7-0-10) in the frame. As a team Wentworth hit a match-high .435.
• Endicott led by three, 13-10, in the third set before a freshman Jacob Waga (East Northport, N.Y.) served an ace to start a 4-0 spurt and give the hosts a 14-13 lead. Wentworth again held the lead, 16-15, on a kill from sophomore Colin Stockton (Hummelstown, Pa.) before the Gulls scored four straight points to take a 19-16 lead. Love and Engel recorded back-to-back kills to come within one, a deficit that would occur three more times before the Gulls took a 25-22 win.
• Needing a win in the fourth set to keep the match alive, Wentworth did just that, dominating with a 25-13 win. After the only tie of the set took place at 1-all, the Leopards took a 10-5 lead on a block from senior David Marsh and freshman Anthony Krzykowski (Feeding Hills, Mass.). Holding a 16-11 lead, the Black & Gold went on an 8-2 run to close out the set. The Leopards hit .320 in the frame and held the Gulls to -.094
• The deciding set featured 12 ties and a pair of lead changes with no team holding more than a two-point lead. Endicott led 5-3 after a Wentworth attack error, and, again, at 8-6 before Wentworth battled back and took a 12-11 lead on a kill from Love. LaBouliere and Love each recorded kills to break a 12-all tie and give the Leopards match point, however, the Gulls got a pair of kills of their own to tie the score at 14-all. Wentworth led, 16-15, after a kill from Engel but gave the point back to the Gulls with a service error. Love put down his sixth kill of the set to make it 17-16 and Engel and Marsh combined on a block to end the match with an 18-16 win.
• In addition to Love, Engel had 13 kills and LaBouliere added 10. Senior Peter Klembczyk (Penfield, N.Y.) had 17 digs, Krzykowski had 47 assists, and Marsh had five blocks.

THE SERIES:

• Tonight was the 35th all-time series meeting between the two programs. Endicott holds a 24-12 lead.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth travels to Lasell on Saturday.

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