Sappia combined for 45 kills, while hitting .345, 19 digs, five service aces, two assists and one solo block through 12 sets as the Statesmen went 3-0 in the Elmira Invitational to move to 8-1 in its inaugural season. He recorded a career-high 17 kills in back-to-back matches against Drew and Kean. Sappia averaged 3.75 kills per set, 1.58 digs per set, 0.42 service aces per set and 4.25 points per set. and served up four service aces and hit .462 to lead Hobart to an impressive four-set win over Kean. Sappia currently sits sixth in the UVC in kills per set (4.04) and points per set (4.59).