WESTON, MASS.—The SUNY Potsdam men's volleyball team (8-11) defeated Regis College (6-10) 3-2 on Friday night. Senior outside hitter
Joe Zimmerman (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) continued his strong play with 17 kills, five aces and eight digs. Junior outside hitter
Zaire Rogers (Cheektowaga, N.Y./Cheektowaga) also stood out for the Bears with 15 kills and two blocks.
The teams alternated set wins. Potsdam took sets one, three and five 25-20, 25-21 and 15-9. The host Pride won sets two and four 25-19 and 25-22. Potsdam sophomore middle
Jason Hendler (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) had a strong performance with nine kills and an outstanding 10 blocks. Sophomore outside hitter
Tom Shemik (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) had four blocks and 10 digs. Senior libero
Keven Sanchez (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) contributed a contest-best 17 digs along with three assists. Senior setter
Alec Roy was outstanding with a career-high 47 assists.
Matt Ferrara led Regis with 13 kills, two aces and four blocks. Joseph Perez had 11 kills, two aces and 10 digs. Kostea Andreenko registered 11 kills and nine blocks. Brendan Lam finished with 36 assists and 12 digs and Marcello Cappuccio added 13 digs.
The Bears play their first ever NECC match tomorrow at Eastern Nazarene College at 3 p.m.
