United Volleyball Conference Vassar Athletic Communications

No. 3 Vassar Wins 11th Straight in Sweep Against Baruch

The Brewers post 16 total blocks in the victory over the Bearcats

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - The No. 3 Vassar College Men's Volleyball team collected 16 total blocks as the Brewers won their 11th straight match to begin the season with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-17 sweep of Baruch on Saturday at Kenyon Hall. The Brewers improve to 11-0 overall on the season while the Bearcats drop to 4-6 overall.

First Set
  • Baruch opened the set with a 7-3 advantage behind two kills from Kory Lingenfelter and a winner each from Noah Pak and Peter Gavroff.
  • VC battled back to take a 10-9 lead after two kills from senior Billy Fan along with a winner each from senior Tobias Clark and junior James Zuckerman.
  • The lead expanded to 17-10 following an ace from senior Payne Lounsbery and a kill from first year Shawn Zheng.
  • The Bearcats drew even at 18 all on a five-point run behind two winners from Noah Pak and a Lingenfelter ace.
  • Following Baruch tying the set at 22, Vassar took the first set behind a kill and an ace from sophomore Armaan Desai.
Second Set
  • Vassar raced out to an 8-1 lead on three kills from Zheng and two blocks from Desai.
  • The Bearcats cut the advantage down to 12-6 on an ace from Pak before Vassar pushed the lead to 19-12 on a winner from senior Gavin Akoto.
  • Baruch would get within five on another ace from Pak at 20-15.
  • Two kills from Clark along with one winner from Zheng clinched the second set.
Third Set
  • VC went ahead 7-4 early in the third set, led by a kill each from Akoto, Zheng and Desai.
  • Lingenfelter's kill got Baruch within one at 11-10 before the Brewers went on a run behind blocks from Fan, Desai, Akoto and first year Henry Bonney.
  • Three consecutive kills from Gavroff trimmed the Vassar lead down to 21-17.
  • The Brewers closed the sweep with the final four points of the set on a kill from Zheng and an ace from first year Stuart Dow.
For The Brewers
  • Zheng led the way with 12 kills (.647), three blocks and two digs while Desai finished with four kills, two aces and six blocks (two solo).
  • Clark added six kills and a block along with Fan tallying four kills, six blocks and two digs.
  • Bonney recorded three winners and five blocks while Lounsbery handed out a team-high 21 assists and lifted five digs.
  • Sophomore Tucker Shearn lifted a team-high six digs.
For The Bearcats
  • Gavroff finished with a team-high 10 kills while Pak added six kills, three aces and nine digs.
  • Ari Osmanaj registered five winners along with Lingenfelter recording five kills and eight digs.
  • Ryan Oommen tallied 19 assists and 12 digs.
Up Next
  • Vassar begins conference play on Friday evening against MIT at 5:00 p.m. at Kenyon Hall.
  • Baruch clashes with #5 Stevens on the road on Thursday.