No. 5 ranked Vassar posts UVC victory over Gators
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Team Stats
Vassar
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Vassar |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .119 | .378 |
| Blocks | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Digs | 25 | 25 |
| Aces | 0 | 8 |
Poughkeepsie, NY–Ranked No. 5 in the latest AVCA Division III Men's Volleyball poll, Vassar College hosted Sage in a UVC contest, the first of the year for Sage. Vassar collected a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-20, 25-12) to improve to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the league. Sage drops to 1-10 overall and 0-1 in the UVC.
Sage senior middle hitter Shane Wenz (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) had 11 kills to pace the Gators and finished the night with 11.5 points after also adding four digs with block assist.
Senior captain Jarod Martel (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) connected for four kills with three digs for the Gators.
Junior setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township) added 13 setting assists with six digs, and kill with a block assist. Sophomore opposite Deshawn Fleary (Newark, NJ/Immaculate Conception Montclair) added four kills with four digs and a .333 attack percentage.
On the 2020 season, several of Sage's players are continuing to rewrite the career record book. Wenz is now fifth in career kills with 523 kills. He is third in solo blocks (50), third in block assists (141) and third in total blocks (191) and also sixth in points (679.0). Jennings is third with his 1,366 career setting assists.
With the release of the latest NCAA Division III Men's volleyball statistics, Sage is ranked in several team categories while some of the team's players are also nationally ranked. The Gators rank 60th in blocks per set (1.464), 68th in team hitting percentage (.138), and 76th in kills per set average (8.93). Wenz is ranked in five categories as he stands 46th in attacks per set average (0.607) and 63rd in points per set (3.63). Sanders is ranked in four different categories including 45th in hitting percentage (0.333). Jennings is 62nd in settings assists per set with a 6.86 per set average, while Mackey checks in with Wenz for a tie at 137th in digs per set average (1.93). Martel is ranked in four categories as well.
Sage will be in action on February 8 travelling to Wilkes University for a non-conference tri-match with the College of Mt. St. Vincent with matches at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday.
