SUNY Potsdam Rallies to Edge RSC Men's Volleyball 3-2 in the NEVC Quaterfinals
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Host SUNY Potsdam rallied from a 2-1 deficit to edge Russell Sage College Men’s Volleyball 3-2 in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 New England Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
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25 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
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19 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | SUNY Potsdam |
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| Hitting % | .250 | .316 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Digs | 52 | 54 |
| Aces | 2 | 7 |
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Host SUNY Potsdam rallied from a 2-1 deficit to edge Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball 3-2 in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 New England Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament.
The fifth-seeded Gators, which fell by scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 15-25, 11-15, had five players register at least seven kills in the road setback.
Junior Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie Central), announced as a first-team All-NEVC performer earlier today, led the way with 17 kills on .233 hitting and 11 digs. The opposite concluded his spring fourth in program records with 907 career kills.
Sophomore outside hitter John Lindheimer III (Albany, NY/Colonie Central), tabbed second-team All-NEVC, added 12 kills on .139 hitting and six digs. He has 460 career kills, tenth-most all-time by a Gator.
Senior middle hitter Marcus Gentile (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem Central) contributed 10 kills on .333 hitting, with sophomore middle blocker Evan Devine (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), the NEVC Player of the Week for the period ending Saturday, April 4, tallying eight kills on .500 hitting.
Sophomore setter Anthony Guetti (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) ran the RSC offense to the tune of 47 assists, to go along with four kills of his own. He finished his spring third in program records with 1825 career assists.
Junior outside hitter Sean Pingelski (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) rounded out the quintet with seven kills and five digs.
SUNY Potsdam (12-6), which will take on top-seeded Endicott in Saturday's Semifinals, hit .316 as a team in the comeback victory. The Bears aced seven serves while blocking six RSC attack attempts.
Senior outside hitter Duncan Tenhagen helped SUNY Potsdam, seeded fourth, advance by registering 24 kills on .465 hitting and nine digs.
The Gators (13-17) qualified for the NEVC Tournament for the third-straight year.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marked the fifth with Reid Hartl at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Volleyball…The Gators finished the regular season on a heater…RSC headed into today as winners of six of its last seven, including the last four…The lone loss was a home 3-0 loss to No. 1 Springfield on March 25…RSC defeated Nichols, the three-time defending NEVC Champions, 3-2 on Wednesday, April 1…Seven players returned from last season's team…Fox, the 2024 NEVC Rookie of the Year, and Guetti highlighted the returning Gators…Fox, voted first-team All-NEVC, heads into the postseason ranked sixth in the Conference with 291 kills…The opposite, who took home second-team All-Conference honors last season, is one of three Gators that went into Wednesday's Quarterfinal in the top eight of the NEVC in kills...Lindheimer III was seventh with 233 kills, while Pingelski tallied 224 kills, good for eighth...Lindheimer III was voted second-team All-NEVC, while Pingelski represented the program on the NEVC Sportsmanship Team...Fox finished the spring fourth among Gators with 907 career kills...Lindheimer III was tenth at 410...Guetti concluded the regular season third in the Conference in assists per-set (8.93) and aces per-set (0.37)...The sophomore setter became the fourth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career assists on January 31 vs. SUNY Poly…He finished his spring ranked third in program records with 1,825 career assists...Hartl added five newcomers to the roster…The Gators played seven programs that earned votes in the AVCA preseason coaches' national poll this spring…Fox was selected the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 22…The opposite registered 30 kills on .434 hitting to help the Gators have a 3-0 week, all 3-0 road victories…Sophomore middle blocker Evan Devine (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) finished the regular season ranked third in the NEVC with a .385 hitting percentage…He registered 33 kills on .588 hitting, five aces, nine total blocks, three digs, and an assist in the final week wins vs. Nichols, Fisher, and Curry...The NEVC and E8 chose the sophomore as their Players of the Week for his effort.
