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No. 3 Men's Volleyball Downs No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-1
BoxscoreSPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 19, 2005 - Springfield College freshman Eric Palumbo (Churcheville-Chili, N.Y.) compiled 20 kills, while senior All-American Brandon Mueller (Bartlett, Ill.) added 17 to lead the No. 3 Pride past No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.), 3-1 (30-20, 30-28, 26-30, 30-15), in men’s volleyball action this evening in Blake Arena.
Freshman Chris Shekell (Rochester, N.Y.) added a career-high 52 assists for Springfield (4-7), which capped off a nine-match home stand with the victory.
Stevens (12-6), which had won nine of its last 10 matches, received a team-high 12 kills from junior outside hitter Greg Higgins (Kenmore, N.Y.).
The Pride jumped on the Ducks early in game one, opening a 17-9 lead, powered by five kills on six swings from senior middle blocker Jacob Voorhies (Rochester, N.Y.). After a Duck timeout, the Pride extended its lead to 22-11, as Springfield cruised to the game-one, 30-20 victory.
Stevens Tech bounced back, taking a five-point lead, 10-5, early in game two. However, Springfield stormed back with a 11-3 run, capped by a pair of service aces for senior All-American middle blocker Ricky Albano (Spencerport, N.Y.). With the score knotted, 22-22, SC squeaked out the game-two victory, 30-28, thanks in part to three kill from Palumbo.
Games three was a back-and-forth contest, eventually leading to a tie score, 8-8, in the early going. The Pride fell behind, 11-8 after three-straight attack errors. The Ducks would lead by as many as five at 22-17, before holding off the Pride to take game three, 30-26, and remain alive in the match.
Springfield had no intention of letting the match go any further and took control of game four in the early going, jumping out to a quick three-point lead, 5-2. The Pride lead ballooned to six, 13-7, before the Ducks took their first timeout. After the break, SC went on a 9-5 run, sparked by four service aces from senior middle blocker Matt Smith (Midlothian, Va.), which extended the Pride lead to 10, at 22-12, en route to the 30-15 fourth-game clincher.
SC kicks off a seven-match road swing, Friday (Feb. 25), traveling to No. 1 Juniata (Pa.) College for a 7:00 p.m. showdown.
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Head Coach Charlie Sullivan
With four national championships to his credit, Charlie Sullivan will enter his 12th season as head coach of the men's volleyball team in 2010. In 11 previous years at the helm, Sullivan owns an overall record of 153-124 for a .552 winning percentage. Read more.