Nationally-Ranked Gulls Curb RSC Winning Streak
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men’s Volleyball fell to visiting Endicott 3-1 in Saturday afternoon New England Volleyball Conference action.
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Team Stats
RV Endicott
| Game Statistics | RV Endicott | Russell Sage College |
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| Hitting % | .300 | .157 |
| Blocks | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Digs | 52 | 45 |
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball fell to visiting Endicott 3-1 in Saturday afternoon New England Volleyball Conference action.
Sophomore outside hitter John Lindheimer (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) topped the Gators (7-11/1-1 NEVC), which had a five-match winning streak come to a close, with 14 kills.
Junior opposite Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) added 10 kills, seven digs, and three blocks, while sophomore middle blocker Evan Devine (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) registered seven kills and three blocks.
Sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) doled out 39 assists and elevated nine Endicott attacks, with freshman libero Eliseo Nogueras III (Pawtucket, RI/LaSalle Academy) having a team-high 11 digs. The output moved Guetti past Casey Fitzpatrick '18 for third place on the program's career assist record board. Guetti, now with 1,417 career helpers, should remain in that three spot for a while as the top-two Gator distributors both have more than 2,700 career assists.
Endicott (10-3/2-0 NEVC), receiving votes in the latest AVCA national poll, won by scores of 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20.
Senior outside hitters Aiden Iacovelli, a two-time first-team All-NEVC performer, and Jake Laborde paced the Gulls, now on a nine-match winning streak. Iacovelli, an AVCA All-Region pick last season, recorded 19 kills on .310 hitting and ten digs, while Laborde contributed 12 kills and nine digs.
Looking ahead, the Gators continue NEVC play on Saturday at SUNY Poly.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the fifth with Reid Hartl at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball…The Gators, coming off a run to the Quarterfinals of the New England Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament for the second-straight year, return eight players from last season's team…Guetti and Fox highlight the returning Gators…Fox, voted second-team All-NEVC, headed into the 2025 postseason ranked second in the Conference with 320 kills…Guetti became the fourth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career assists on Saturday, January 31 vs. SUNY Poly…The sophomore moved into third place on the program's career assist list on Saturday, February 28 vs. Endicott....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...Fox was chosen the E8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 22...He registered 30 kills on .434 hitting in the 3-0 week, all 3-0 road victories...The junior recorded 17 kills on .483 hitting across four sets in the doubleheader at VTSU: Johnson on Saturday, February 21...Fox tallied 15 of those on .636 hitting in the NEVC contest, a 3-0 sweep by RSC.
