NASHUA, N.H. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball wrapped up a stretch of six-straight road matches to begin the spring on Saturday afternoon at the Rivier tri-match.

The Gators (1-4) defeated Wheaton 3-2 before falling 3-0 to the host Raiders. 

In the opener, RSC had three attackers hit over .300. Junior Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) tallied 15 kills across the five sets on just 28 attacks, good for a .484 hitting percentage. The opposite added seven digs to his statline.

Opposite Wylkins Occelin (Brooklyn, NY/John Dewey), a graduate student, registered a .385 hitting percentage, while junior outside hitter Spencer Cooper (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) hit to a .300.

Junior outside hitter Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) added 15 kills of his own, while sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) assisted his teammates 46 times in the victory.

Against Rivier, Fox led the way with six kills, while Guetti contributed 12 assists and freshman libero Abel Bororing (Dover, NH/Dover) tallied four digs.

Looking forward, RSC (1-4) hosts Arcadia and SUNY Poly on Saturday afternoon.

Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the fifth with Reid Hartl at the helm of the Gators…RSC, coming off a run to the Quarterfinals of the New England Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament for the second-straight year, returns eight players from last season's team, highlighted by junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie), the 2024 NEVC Rookie of the Year, and sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) …Fox, voted second-team All-NEVC, headed into the 2025 postseason ranked second in the Conference with 320 kills…Hartl added five newcomers to the roster…The Gators have seven programs that earned votes in the AVCA preseason coaches' national poll on their schedule.