NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The No. 4 ranked State University of New York at New Paltz men's volleyball squad will take on Division-I opponent Sacred Heart on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the William H. Pitt Center.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 3-0 after defeating No. 11 New York University (NYU) on Thursday... Entering Friday, the Pioneers are 1-4.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (3-0): New Paltz took down No. 11 NYU in three sets on Thursday night, 25-21, 25-12, 25-20.... The Hawks had a .328 attack percentage while NYU was held to a .062 attack percentage... Freshman outside hitter
Anthony Bonilla had a team-high eight kills... Junior middle blocker
Christopher Husmann had seven kills and a .500 attack percentage... Junior setter
Christian Smith recorded 15 assists, four kills, four digs, two block assists, and a .800 attack percentage... Senior setter
John Lutjen had 11 assists, two service aces, and three digs.... Sophomore middle blocker
Steven Woessner and junior outside hitter
Andy Fishman both logged four kills each for New Paltz... Woessner currently holds the number seven spot in the NCAA with 1.25 blocks per set.
STATISTICAL LEADERSKills: Bonilla (3.09 per set), Husmann (3.00 per set), Woessner (2.55 per set)
Hitting Percentage:
Mitchell Kennedy (1.00), Husmann (.587),
Gus Gregory (.400)
Assists: Smith (6.64 per set), Lutjen (5.45 per set), Mitchell (.75 per set)
Service Aces: Gregory (.40 per set), Woessner (.36 per set), Lutjen (.27 per set)
Digs:
Kevin Nardone (2.45 per set), Smith (1.55 per set), Fishman (1.45 per set)
Blocks: Woessner (1.00 per set), Smith (.73 per set), Husmann (.64 per set)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks are currently ranked No. 4 in NCAA... New Paltz is also number one in NCAA in assists per set with 14.63...In the United Volleyball Conference (UVC), the Hawks hold the number one spot in opponent hitting percentage (.119), assists (13.27 per set), and kills (13.82 per set)... New Paltz is also number two in hitting percentage (.317) and opponent assists (7.73 per set)... The Hawks are ranked number three in opponent kills (8.45 per set), blocks (2.09 per set), and service aces (1.55 per set).
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS (1-4): Sacred Heart has started the season 1-4, with its lone victory coming over Division-III opponent Stevens on Jan. 17 (W, 3-2)... The Pioneers have lost four straight matches to Indiana-Purdue Fort Worth, Ball State, Loyola (Ill.) and Lewis... The Pioneers host Harvard on Friday night... The Pioneers finished 2014 with a 10-18 mark, going 4-10 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA)... Currently, red-shirt senior outside hitter Enzo Mackenzie ranks third in the EIVA in kills per set (3.62)... Mackenzie ranks second in the EIVA in service aces per set (.56).... Sophomore setter Eduardo Zardo ranks fourth in the EIVA in assists per set (9.16).
STATISTICAL LEADERSKills: Mackenzie (3.62 per set), Trent Thompson (2.44 per set), Austin Arcalia (2.38 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Zardo (.562), Travis Vonholt (.364), Raymond Satagaj (.275), Doug Dzema (.275)
Assists: Zardo (9.16 per set)
Service Aces: Mackenzie (.56 per set), Arcala (.25 per set), Christopher Delucie (.23 per set)
Digs: A.J. Logosh (2.06 per set), Zardo (1.79 per set), Mackenzie (1.62 per set)
Blocks: Satagaj (.77 per set), Mackenzie (.56 per set), Dzema (.56 per set)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Pioneers rank second in the EIVA in service aces per set (1.32)... Sacred Heart ranks third in the EIVA in kills per set (11.63), assists per set (10.95) and digs per set (9.00).
LAST MEETING: The Hawks fell to the Pioneers 3-1 when these two teams last met on March 6, 2010.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks will host Ramapo for their home opener on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.... The Pioneers will play at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
