PITTSFORD, NY – The St. John Fisher men's volleyball team improved to 10-1 overall on Friday night with victories over Marymount University (Va.) and Endicott College at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym. 

The Cardinals beat Marymount 3-1 to start the night and capped it with a three-set sweep of Endicott. Six of their 10 victories so far this season have been sweeps. 

Match 1: St. John Fisher 3, Marymount 1

• The Cardinals won the first set 25-18 and the second 25-20 before falling 25-23 in the third. They secured the match victory in the fourth set, dominating the Saints 25-14. 

• The Cardinals hit .343 as a team, while Marymount hit just a shade above .200. Fisher had 55 kills to Marymount's 35. 

• Freshman Coleton Welter led the Cardinals with 15 kills, a season-high. 

• Graduate senior Griffin Stella had 10 kills and logged a .600 hitting percentage, while senior Ian Rauh had nine kills and hit .500. 

• Gavin Newman recorded 40 assists and four service aces, both match highs. He also had a team-high two blocks.

• Newman has tallied 40 or more assists in four matches this season. 

• Senior Trace La Robardiere recorded nine digs, a match-high. 

Match 2: St. John Fisher 3, Endicott 0

• The Cardinals won the first set 25-17, the second 29-27 and the third 25-15. 

• Welter and Rauh led the Cardinals with 10 kills apiece. Rauh, who also had two blocks in the match, registered a team-high .615 hitting percentage. Stella had four kills and led Fisher with three blocks. 

• Welter and Sonepith Keoviengsamay led Fisher with two service aces apiece. 

• Newman tallied 34 more assists, crossing 300 for the season through 11 matches. 

• La Robardiere (6) and Newman (5) led Fisher in digs. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face MIT at noon next Saturday, Feb. 15, in Cambridge, MA.